How to tell the sex

[paramedic6801]

Hi, i am new to the site and I live in oklahoma and we have really big abundant garder snakes. How can I tell the sex of them? thanks and glad to be here

[Stefan-A]

Welcome aboard.

You can sex them by adult size and the shape of the tail. If it's a female, the tail should taper off relatively abruptly at the cloaca. On a male it's more gradual and there might even be a bit of a bulge behind the cloaca.

[guidofatherof5]

Here's a thread that might help.
http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/breeding/5069-sexing-pics.html

[adamanteus]

Hi Shawn, and welcome to the forum.:)

[drache]

welcome to the forum Shawn
can you take photos?
we love photos

[gregmonsta]

Greetings :D ... and yes ... we looooooooooove photos :D

[ssssnakeluvr]

welcome to the forum!!!!

[Snake lover 3-25]

welcome to the forum!!:D

[gregmonsta]

Here's an over-exaggerated drawing for further help.

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/sex.JPG

[guidofatherof5]

Here's an over-exaggerated drawing for further help.http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/sex.JPG

Oh, if it were only this easy. You're right, Greg when you said over exaggerated.

[gregmonsta]

He's one lucky boy ... boys tend to have that slight tall tale gap around the cloaca where the body narrows and then thickens again towards the hemipenes.

[drache]

I much less often notice a bulge after the vent in males, than I see a distinct bulge in front of the vent in females, and I find that a much more reliable characteristic to look for