EVERY single garter I own as of 2-07-09

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

I decided that this post deserved it's own thread... and since I'm so darned sick and can't lay down... why not now?! I whittled 500 pictures of my garters down to 81. This took me three days to photograph, delete, crop and such... I like the plain white background because now, you get to view my snakes as true to life as I can possibly get. The real difference is the bulbs I used for lighting, those reveal ones from GE give you very good color results and do not give any kind of cast to the photos, so very little altering is needed and it's a real time saver.

These are all of my garters, but I also have some pictures of other snakes that I will be placing in my regular "Shannon's Snakes Thread". I hope you enjoy! My favorite group of shots is my similis, cause hes so darned mean, which makes for great shots with attitude!


The first group I will show off are very special and dear to my heart, my "morph" easterns that I have collected from the wild myself. These are without a doubt my favorite garters ever... as they each have a story behind them, and without my awesome boyfriend I would have none of them. There is nothing like being so lucky as to find such amazing specimens! Sometimes I ask myself... why me? How was I so lucky?! The hypo was enough, but then last year, finding the flame after making my boyfriend move ALL those tires with no results until the last one, made me feel humbled!

Here is my "hypo" (sometimes i dont know what to call it) female, Most of you have heard lots about her, and this year my male eastern is trying with all of his little heart to breed her. he never stops so I am REALLY hoping she will produce this year. She produced a small clutch of the summer I found her, 3 babies just did not thrive and the remaining 1.1 freakishly died together... how upsetting that was...
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894174.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894176.jpg



And now is my juvenile female flame. I also have two CB flames from Scott Felzer, unrelated as well. I am going to look for a male on the same farm this year to breed her, I would like to keep her bloodline pure, just think, a whole 'nother line of flame! (it would be nice to find one of her siblings up there, if there is on flame there has got to be more!) What I love about it is how the red contrasts against the greenish blue of the top of her! Her belly is very red also!
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894115.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894119.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894120.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894121.jpg

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Next is Marigold, my orange-blushed girlie. also caught on the same day as my flame on the farm. The first time, she got away when I went to grab a pile of 6 huge females, me and my boyfriend looked at each other like WAIT WHERES THE ORANGE ONE! Went back to the tire an hour later to put the other females back after photographing, and she was there!
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894109.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894113.jpg

here is my Rusty red female, Also collected on the farm. She produced half normal babies, half that had red labial markings and odd coloration. Sadly, NONE of her babies that i held onto thrived.. they pretty much refused to eat and digest their food.. not sure why that was but hopefully it is not genetic.
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894103.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894104.jpg

Now, for the rest of my T.s. Sirtalis!
Male Carteret County Erythristic Het Schuett Albino
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894043.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894044.jpg

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

The Female
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894048.jpg

Female Florida Blue
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894098.jpg

Male Florida Blue
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894091.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894087.jpg

Male Eastern.... nicknamed Humper fo his ongoing attempts at my hypo female LOL!
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894178.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894179.jpg

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Normal female, sibling to the previous male, these were supposed to be checkereds but the guy was misinformed!
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894202.jpg

Olivia, my youngest brother drake found he dehydrated and almost dead in a field, and he brought her to me. I spoon-fed her water in order to save her life, and my brother insisted that she stays with us and she is "his" snake. Will probably use her to breed to the male flame.
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894209.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894211.jpg

Brighteyes, my second lawnmower survivor (Stubby my other has passed away), found her with deep wounds to her back that were only covered by a thin layer of "Skin"... she's very dark, after I healed her wounds I set her free only to have my brothers find her and bring her back to me a month or two later. Boy was I suprised to see her again! Now... she is here to stay... she enjoys being handed pinkies way too much
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894227.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894223.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894232.jpg

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

a portion of her scars
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894221.jpg

My female flame Orangeness, from Scott
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894132.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894134.jpg

My male flame Orangetime (yes I realize hes not orange but its an inside joke) from Scott
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894143.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894144.jpg

He wouldn't hold still!!!
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894148.jpg

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Next up is all of my Radix's!

Male anery het both amel strains, I have two of these but the other was in shed!
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894013.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894015.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894016.jpg

Female Nebraska amel
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894018.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894020.jpg

Radish, normal female
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894151.jpg

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Red female I grabby handed at a show for $20
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894157.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894158.jpg

HUGE normal female
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894165.jpg

The male
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894172.jpg

Okay, now for the Checkered's!

Marcy, Normal Female, ugly in shed and cranky! She is normally so much lighter than this...!
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894022.jpg

Mister Mutard, the pleasantly golden yellow male
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894029.jpg

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894033.jpg

Female Double het granite/amel
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894049.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894052.jpg

the male
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894053.jpg

Now for the Odd's n End's
Eastern Blacknecks, the best looking normal garters there are
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894057.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894068.jpg

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894070.jpg

Male Similis
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894072.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894076.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894077.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894080.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894086.jpg

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Adult male high black concinnus
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894182.jpg

Juvi female high black's
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894193.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894196.jpg

These looked a lot like fitchii as babies but I beleive them to be concinnus now.
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894197.jpg

Bluebie, my female Puget
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894243.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894246.jpg

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894253.jpg

2.1 Butleri
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894254.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894255.jpg

2.1 hypermelanistic wanderings
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894258.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894259.jpg

My favorite one
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894261.jpg

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894266.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894267.jpg

Male parietalis het anery
http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894271.jpg

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll86/aSnakeLovinBabe/Snakes/Garters/247894274.jpg

WHEW

okay i'm done... holy cow am I tired now!!

[reptile3]

Shannon, amazing garters!! You sure know how to capture them very well in pics. Me & My daughter enjoyed looking. I am so envious of you, wish I could have that many snakes...

you get to feeling better please, I will worry!!! Again thanks for sharing, hard to pick one or two, so I love them all!:)

[infernalis]

Nice as always Shannon

[olive oil]

I agree with Stephanie, they are ALL amazing! Couldn't pick a favorite.
It does make me want more though:)
Hope you feel better soon Shannon.

[Lori P]

Shannon, I could look at these all day!!! Amazing, wonderful job!!

[jitami]

Very nice as usual Shannon! I loved the male Similis pics, but they're all gorgeous!!!

[adamanteus]

Nice snakes and nice pictures, Shannon.:)

[Sid]

Very nice photos and collection, Shannon. I still love the first one the best.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Very nice photos and collection, Shannon. I still love the first one the best.

me too Sid!!! She is a firecracker of a personality too.... the moment my hand is in the tank she is lunging at it with her mouth open for food!!!:eek:

[charles parenteau]

So many beautiful snake you have!!! Awesome picture.

[drache]

very cool Shannon
I like the white background
and yeah - it's quite a collection
I like your easterns best

[snakeman]

I am dying to get a hypermel.Looks like one has a kinked spine.Was it born like that?or did that develope later?

[anji1971]

Wow! What an outstanding collection, Shannon.:cool:
I couldn't really pick favourites easily, but Mr. Mustard stands out in my mind. I love the unusual golden colour.

[ssssnakeluvr]

nice photos and collection!!!!!!! :cool:

[GarterNovice]

That is an excellent array of snakes. Excellent shots too!

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

I am dying to get a hypermel.Looks like one has a kinked spine.Was it born like that?or did that develope later?


not sure what you mean there... he must be just sitting funny in the pic lol! None of them have a kinked spine :)

[prattypus]

Show off! I really dig the white background- you're right it does help them stand out better.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Show off! I really dig the white background- you're right it does help them stand out better.

haha, I am totally not showing off my garters :p

[Snake lover 3-25]

awesome garters!!!!! :p:)

[gregmonsta]

Lovely collection ;)