Hello All

[Charlet_2007]

Hello All first like to say im new here.. I have 5 snakes.. 1 brooks king, 1 garder snake, 2 pine snakes, and one water snake.. I live in Missouri.. I all so have 2 kids married and i am a stay at home mother.. plus 3 dogs 2 cats 3 water turtles and a nile monitor... Just thought id say hey to all here..
thanks Natalie

[GrapefruiTgirl]

That is quite a collection of creatures you have there! Welcome to the forum :)

--Sasha

[adamanteus]

Hi Natalie, and welcome to the forum.:)

[Lulu Bennett]

welcome to the forum Natalie, its great to have you here. as noone else has said i thought i would make you aware of the rules!
you HAVE to post pictures of all you lovely creatures, especially garters and pine(for me!), or you will be barred from the forum :D:D:D
(jk)

[Snaky]

Welcome to the forum, enjoy it here :)

[Lori P]

Welcome to the group Natalie! You will love it here. Hey, I am faced with taking in an unwanted Nile Monitor and quite frankly I'm scared-- LOL-- can I pick your brain for info?????

[Charlet_2007]

well with ours i held him everyday.. hes also harness broke and in the process of being litter boxed trained lol there really quite easy to take care of mine eat F/t adult mice.. but with yours if you don't like holding him try using gloves at first after hes use to you try with out them.. ours stays in a 125 g tank at night but during the day he walks around the house.. do you have any certain questions you would like me to answer?

[Charlet_2007]

This is of the garder snake lol right after he ate a toad about as big as a 50 cent piece.. Name Halloween...

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q61/zoie18_2001/S6300139.jpg



This is my brooks king snake.. Name Loki:

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q61/zoie18_2001/SweetPeavid00225.jpg

This is our Water Snake: Name Skadi:
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q61/zoie18_2001/snakebite010.jpg

This Is our male Pine Snake.. Name Thor:

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q61/zoie18_2001/NorthernPineSnaleMale014.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q61/zoie18_2001/NorthernPineSnaleMale008.jpg

I'll post our female pine snake when she done shedding...

This is our montior... Name Bowser:

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q61/zoie18_2001/Bowser00042.jpg

[Lulu Bennett]

wow thats one nice GARTER :D lol what type is it?
i love the pine. i want one but my fella wont let me get another snake unless its a flame

[Charlet_2007]

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q61/zoie18_2001/Bowser00043.jpg

And last but not lease our turtles:

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q61/zoie18_2001/S6300116.jpg

this was during there tank being cleaned out... I swear they eat rocks.. those wasn't in there when we put then in there lol

[Lulu Bennett]

you have some cool animals there hun. what is the lizard?

[Charlet_2007]

wow thats one nice GARTER :D lol what type is it?
i love the pine. i want one but my fella wont let me get another snake unless its a flame


I haven't no clue what kind of garder it is.. my cat almost killed it had a big gash down the side of it.. ive nursed it back to health but with it being winter up on us i cant let it go so my husband wants to keep it lol..

[Charlet_2007]

you have some cool animals there hun. what is the lizard?

thats a nile monitor

[GrapefruiTgirl]

My goodness!! Those are some beautiful animals :)

The Monitor is neato-- Are they related to crocodiles?? Wow, cool! And definitely an attractive garter snakie, resembles a maritime ribbon snake from around my area, only it's got that nice red stripe, where our ribbons usually have 3 yellow stripes. I agree - what kind is it? (I'll see your reply to Lulu)..

Wow I like them all, but I really like the coloring on the Pine Snakie too, I have never seen one of those!
Very nice Charlet :) -- I must go for supper now (yes I'm still here Lulu it takes VERY long for me to download pictures on dial-up :( ) but I'm going NOW for supper, I'm HuNgRy!!!! Bye all! Back after.

[Lulu Bennett]

wow that monitor looks cool.


sasha- have a nice supper?

[Sid]

Hi Natalie, and welcome to the forum.:) Great collection, but of coarse I like the Garter best.

Your garter looks like a Thamnophis atratus zaxanthus- Diablo Ranger Garter

[drache]

welcome to this forum, Natalie
nice to meet you and your wonderful animals
the garter I think is a Thamnophis radix - plains garter

[Charlet_2007]

i knwo it looks like a whole bunch of garder snakes i just call it a garder snake lol thank for trying to figure out what it is tho im here in missouri so what ever it is i havent found another one like it.. or even seen one like as a matter of fact.. :D

[Charlet_2007]

My goodness!! Those are some beautiful animals :)

The Monitor is neato-- Are they related to crocodiles??

I imagine its possible but there more closer related to the kamodo dragons...

[Lulu Bennett]

i thought the GARTER might be a radix but the body looks plain black and with an orange stripe instead of yellow stripe with checkereds on them?

[enigma200316]

Welcome, and very nice animals..................:)

[GrapefruiTgirl]

wow that monitor looks cool.

sasha- have a nice supper?

I did finally, thanks :) I had pork chops and garden veggies (er, well, aren't they all 'garden veggies?) lol, though I let my guard down momentarily and they kinda overcooked themselves :O oh well, was very yummy! Now I must go and clean up a little in my garter snakies' house, she needs some new water and a minor floor cleaning :) alors, je vous regarder un peut plus-tarde.

[drache]

some radix are dark coloured with not much pattern
their dorsal stripe is generally an orangish yellow and they have lateral stripes of a paler yellow
given Natalie's location, that's what I would think this is

[Lulu Bennett]

alors, je vous regarder un peut plus-tarde.

pardon? :confused::D

[GrapefruiTgirl]

pardon? :confused::D

"..therefore, I will see you all a little bit later." :)

[Charlet_2007]

lol I got to go feed my little ones as we speak lol

[Charlet_2007]

this is about 1 month old pic but heres our 125g our nile montior is in...

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q61/zoie18_2001/SD532519-2.jpg

[GarterGuy]

Hiya Natalie, welcome to the forum. Interesting collection you've got there. Have to agree that the garter looks like a T.radix, but with out a scale count or at least a good side shot I wouldn't say 100%. I'm also thinking that the monitor is actually a Water monitor (Varanus salvator) rather then a Nile (Varanus niloticus)....the nostril is rather low on the snout for a Nile.....it's usually right between the eye and the end of the nose. Your's is down further on the snout. Anways, welcome!:D

Roy

[Odie]

Hi, from Oregon, Natalie :)
Very nice animals :cool:

[Stefan-A]

Welcome aboard, Natalie. :)

[Charlet_2007]

yeah the guy said he didnt knwo if he was a nile or a water montior and my husband said they both are basely are the same lol all i know is ive been working really hard on him at first he had an attitude like a nile.. now hes as tame as a puppy dog.. we also use to have a Argus montior that thanks to me is puppy dog tame when he left to his new home they were amazed at how sweet he was...

[Charlet_2007]

BIG news were adding to our group!!! today were getting a alligator and next month were also getting a baby camin.. sooo excited.... Ill post pics as soon as we get them both..

[Lulu Bennett]

you will have your hands full with them

[Charlet_2007]

oh i know lol this is my husband and I 2nd alligator :D

[enigma200316]

sweet, I've wanted one, but have no room or time for them right now....:)

[Charlet_2007]

Well Our female pine snake just shed here her pics..

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q61/zoie18_2001/NorthernPineSnaleFemale005.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q61/zoie18_2001/NorthernPineSnaleFemale007.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q61/zoie18_2001/NorthernPineSnaleFemale003.jpg


And here both of them togather.. I'm hopeing for some awsome babies out of these two!!!

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q61/zoie18_2001/NorthernPineSnakeFemale009.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q61/zoie18_2001/NorthernPineSnakeFemale008.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q61/zoie18_2001/NorthernPineSnakeFemale012.jpg

[RZL36]

Welcome to the forum. I got a King named Thora. Used to be Thor until I probed it.

[Charlet_2007]

lol thats too cool i have a male im actuly looking for a female for him but no suck luck right now...

[Lulu Bennett]

awww natalie its a shame you dont live closer! i would love some of the babies from them :(
beautiful!!!

[anji1971]

Natalie,
your pets are unique and beautiful, but what I really want to know is...

How the HECK do you find time to be a mom AND take care of all these guys???? Are you on speed or something??!!!:D (just kidding!) let me know the secret, please!
I have 2 kids, a husband (have to count him!) 1 snake 1 toad and a bunch of fish, and they keep me hoppin', so I give you credit, you must have lots of energy!!
Best of luck with the new arrivals, I wouldn't know where to begin with taking care of alligators!

Anji:)

[Charlet_2007]

it really easy after you have a routine lol oh and a planner lmao :D:D:D:D:D
here's a pic of the reptile room...

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q61/zoie18_2001/S6300648.jpg

[anji1971]

So what you're saying is you DO go crazy keeping up!!!! Wow, what a neat little corner!! I LOVE the idea of using the plastic storage drawers- never would have thought of that. Is that where all the snakes are? So convenient!

[Charlet_2007]

no thats where our breeding rats are.. i thought of it one day whats the difference between the rat racks and them basically nothing... I've had them for about a month in them and they havent even once got out and its really cheap too.. :D

[anji1971]

You breed rats too??? Girl, do you ever get any sleep?????
I had pet rats once, they're lots of fun! Although I guess the baby ones make good food for all your other creatures!

[Charlet_2007]

yeah i do everything plus clean our house.. its a full time job i tell ya lol

[ssssnakeluvr]

welcome to the forum.... nice garter. not a radix, side stripe not high enough, not zaxanthus either, not in missouri. does look like the texas garter, t sirtalis annectens, however is a little out of the range. nice looking snake period tho!! :D