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drache
07-24-2007, 05:35 PM
I knew you wouldn't even want me to say anything until I had pics
but first the story
my garters from Scott came pretty early
We'd wanted a pair of normal plains, a female anerythristic plains and a fulvus
the fulvus didn't happen, so I agreed to just take the three
when I opened the box there were two containes - one said "males" and had two snakes in is that looked like normal plains garters
and the other container had an anerythistic plains in it
so I shot off an email to Scott, saying no, no, no - the normals were supposed to be a pair
then I had a patient
when I checked my email again, Scott had written, saying "I sent you a replacement for the one you lost last year"
I'm going - wait a minute . . . he sent me an extra snake?
I'm diving over to the discarded containers (it's two hours later now) and whew!
there she was - all limp
I put her in some water and she just floated for a while
then I suddenly got worried that Id drowned her and I fished her out
when I set her down on some paper towel she immediately coiled and struck at me repeatedly - she was really pissed
her name is Spunky
the two males are Mimo and Memo, and the anery female is Momo
I still can't believe Scott gave me an extra snake
anyway - pics:

Mimo and Memo

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1395/889994520_60ca872e7a_b.jpg (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1395/889994520_60ca872e7a_b.jpg)

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1140/889994684_81db79f7dd_b.jpg (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1140/889994684_81db79f7dd_b.jpg)

Spunky

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1387/889994962_5cd8aabbaa_b.jpg (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1387/889994962_5cd8aabbaa_b.jpg)

Momo

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1169/889994368_aee2e5c885_b.jpg (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1169/889994368_aee2e5c885_b.jpg)
Josh
07-24-2007, 05:37 PM
Nice snakes.
drache
07-24-2007, 05:40 PM
another new arrival came a bit later, all the way from Utah
his name is Don

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1179/889994284_5223a74d67_b.jpg (http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1179/889994284_5223a74d67_b.jpg)

and isn't he handsome
Elliot
07-24-2007, 05:43 PM
Very nice snake, Rhea!
drache
07-24-2007, 05:48 PM
yep
the ones from Scott are all radix
the one from Don is a T. e. vagrans
GarterGirl
07-24-2007, 05:51 PM
And guess what guys!
The snake named Don
is from Don!
Elliot
07-24-2007, 05:54 PM
yep
the ones from Scott are all radix
the one from Don is a T. e. vagrans

I love T.e.vagrans, I'm hoping to convince my parents to let me get a maritime.
Josh
07-24-2007, 05:55 PM
t.e vagrans is a wandering.
maritime is t.s pallidus
Sid
07-24-2007, 05:56 PM
Congradulation, they are all great looking:D . Thanks for the pics.

Sid
Elliot
07-24-2007, 06:00 PM
t.e vagrans is a wandering.
maritime is t.s pallidus

I know, I was just saying I liked T.e.vagrans, sorry for the confusion.
Josh
07-24-2007, 06:01 PM
o ok no problem.
Lee
07-24-2007, 06:37 PM
Elliot, I may have baby wanderings some time next year, make sure to watch the forums. :)
Elliot
07-24-2007, 07:18 PM
Will do Lee!
Stefan-A
07-24-2007, 10:34 PM
Very nice snakes. :) You were right, we would have demanded pictures.
DEKAN
07-24-2007, 11:01 PM
Beautiful snakes...Thanx for the photos :D
Gijs & Sabine
07-24-2007, 11:45 PM
Congrats with your new babies, Rhea and Mikhaila:) They look very nice !!
GarterGuy
07-25-2007, 12:00 AM
Very nice looking little snakes you got there Rhea. I really like the T.e.vagrans.....I've really been debating on getting a pair of them. They're not real colourful, but there's just something about them. Oh hey, I was interested in getting T.fulvus form Felze as well. Did he say why he didn't have any?

Roy
Josh
07-25-2007, 12:04 AM
T.fulvus
Whats that?
GarterGuy
07-25-2007, 12:07 AM
Thamnophis fulvus....the Mesoamerican highland gartersnake. It's from Central america....different looking, but not really colourful. Something different that I'd like to try out.

Roy
Josh
07-25-2007, 12:08 AM
o
yea i saw those in a pic.
im looking for a cali redsided at hamburg from somwhere
or a redspoter.
GarterGuy
07-25-2007, 12:10 AM
Usually there are some Oregon Redspots at Hambury, and ReptileKingdom has had a CaliRedsided or two already too. Hopefully this will be a good show and hopefully I'll be able to find something really different.

Roy
Josh
07-25-2007, 12:12 AM
well i cant worry about new ones until i get my easterns and maritimes settled in
Snaky
07-25-2007, 03:37 AM
Nice additions, congrats with them:)
drache
07-25-2007, 06:40 AM
Very nice looking little snakes you got there Rhea. I really like the T.e.vagrans.....I've really been debating on getting a pair of them. They're not real colourful, but there's just something about them. Oh hey, I was interested in getting T.fulvus form Felze as well. Did he say why he didn't have any?

Roy

I had a fulvus on order with Scott and he was holding all these radix for me until the fulvus dropped
then he emailed me, saying, he didn't think the fulvus was gravid after all
so - there is still a chance, but not a great likelihood
the T. e. vagrans are not the most colourful snakes in the family and yet they are my absolute favourites
I think that's part of why I'm interested in the fulvus
ScimitarX
07-25-2007, 05:37 PM
Congrats on your new snakes!! They are gorgeous!!
Steve C
07-25-2007, 06:35 PM
Beautiful garters Rhea. I picked up two plains garters from Scott over a week ago. A normal plains as well as an axanthic plains. Both devoured pinky parts on their first feeding. Those radix can eat. :)
Your anerythristic is a beauty. I couldn't make up my mind between the axanthic or anerythristic plains. In the end, I went with the axanthic. Maybe next year I'll add an anerythristic.

Steve
ssssnakeluvr
07-25-2007, 07:00 PM
I have seen a bit of variety of different patterns and colors on wanderings....I will post a pic that shows the variety....have to wait on my computer to get fixed...am on my work computer. I caught a male this spring with an orange belly, will have to post pics