This is driving me crazy...

[EasternGirl]

Will someone tell me if I am completely wrong...this guy posted a pic of a "checkered garter" on fb and swears it is checkered because easterns don't inhabit San Antonio. That snake does not look like a checkered and according to the bible, easterns do inhabit Texas...It looks like an eastern to me.

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[guidofatherof5]

Looks like a dark T. marcianus - Checkered Garter to me.

http://www.herpsoftexas.org/content/checkered-gartersnake

[BLUESIRTALIS]

Agreed! it is a very dark colored checkered.
Looks like a dark T. marcianus - Checkered Garter to me.

Checkered Gartersnake | Herps of Texas (http://www.herpsoftexas.org/content/checkered-gartersnake)

[chris-uk]

I'm seeing a checkered, but I don't keep Easterns so the subtleties of the species are not familiar to me.

[rickymar81]

That is a checkered to me

[EasternGirl]

Okay...well, I have no problem admitting when I am wrong. Just wanted to check with you guys because I haven't seen a lot of regular t.marcianus...mine is albino. And I remember seeing a couple of member's checkereds that looked much more checkered than that one...but like I said, I don't have a lot of experience personally with them.

[chris-uk]

The colours a lot like my Eskerina, her colours are darker than most checkereds you see.

[Mommy2many]

Looks like a Momma to be as well...