Odd color Eastern Garter...

[SnakeDoc]

Ok I just caught this Eastern Garter in my front yard. It stood out like a sore thumb in the dark grass/dirt. Can anyone tell me if they've seen or have one like it? I know what they are suppose to "normally" look like but this one is different. I plan on trying to prove it out if no one know what it is.

Photo shows his true color...
http://inlinethumb56.webshots.com/23415/2607425000101507605S600x600Q85.jpg (http://pets.webshots.com/photo/2607425000101507605txhLSc)

This photo is too dark but crisp...
http://inlinethumb47.webshots.com/44462/2026073000101507605S600x600Q85.jpg (http://pets.webshots.com/photo/2026073000101507605XriMdF)

Tried to get a head shot...
http://inlinethumb63.webshots.com/41790/2355191980101507605S600x600Q85.jpg (http://pets.webshots.com/photo/2355191980101507605PYVWSX)

[guidofatherof5]

Beautiful snake.
I see what you mean by "standing out"

[anji1971]

Wow, that is a pretty one!
It's amazing how much variety you see in just the one species.:cool:

[prattypus]

very snazzy. I have no idea what it is- any granite?

[Snaky]

It's indeed again a nice variation for an eastern :)

[count dewclaw]

Very pretty eastern. It reminds me of Scott Felzer's and Shannon's hypomelanistic easterns. Nice find!

edit-Wait a minute...Scott Felzer also shows a granite eastern on his website that looks very similar to the one you found.

[GartersRock]

Wow.... Could you send me a PM? I would have sent you one. But I can't. lol!

[jitami]

Gorgeous snake! Nice find!

[snakeman]

Ver y nice!I would offer you something if I had room.Does look like some sort of hypo.What kind of hypo I have no idea.Definitely not a granite though.Pattern looks totally normal.

[reptileparadise]

Holy crap! What a beauty!

[count dewclaw]

Definitely not a granite though.Pattern looks totally normal.

Ok, so the granite has a different pattern? The one Scott shows looks like it has a normal (within eastern variability) pattern. What should the granite pattern be like? I know the granite checkereds are quite different in pattern from the normal, but what about the easterns?

[gregmonsta]

Absolutely gorgeous :D

[snakeman]

That's the thing.You can name a odd snake you find whatever you want.If you look at a granite checkered, granite burmese python you can see what a granite should look like.There was what I would consider a granite posted on here before.I think somebody in europe owns it.The snake above has a normal pattern .Just different color.Granite is a pattern morph

[prattypus]

That's the thing.You can name a odd snake you find whatever you want.If you look at a granite checkered, granite burmese python you can see what a granite should look like.There was what I would consider a granite posted on here before.I think somebody in europe owns it.The snake above has a normal pattern .Just different color.Granite is a pattern morph
Thanks- see, I learn something new here everyday. I thought it was color related.:D

[count dewclaw]

Granite is a pattern morph

Thanks, that clears things up. I still have lots to learn.....

[Isisnofret]

Wow, she looks great :)

[drache]

oh, this is where it is . . .
what a beautiful snake!
you lucky guy for finding that

[Zephyr]

I'll be the next one to extend the private message offer. lol

[ssssnakeluvr]

sweet snake!!!

[Snake lover 3-25]

omg wow beautiful!!:eek:

[Hornets23]

That thing is amazing. Just absolutely gorgous..nice find.

[dashnu]

AWESOME! Ship it over ;)

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

BEAUTIFUL find. This snake resembles my own wild caught hypo eastern in a way, except mine is pale all over and has none of the dark areas like yours does. She's beautifully contrasted though. Mine also stuck out like a sore thumb, she literally glowed against the grass. Put me on the list for babies!

[SnakeDoc]

BEAUTIFUL find. This snake resembles my own wild caught hypo eastern in a way, except mine is pale all over and has none of the dark areas like yours does. She's beautifully contrasted though. Mine also stuck out like a sore thumb, she literally glowed against the grass. Put me on the list for babies!

aSnakeLovinBabe would you e-mail me a pic of your wild caught eastern hypo? My find looks to be a male judging by the distance from his vent to the tip of his tail. I have yet to probe him, he's very very very...one more time...very agressive! The normal female I've got is calm compared to him. I hope he proves out, he's too beautiful not to. Maybe once I get babies going I can stud him out to your female. We'll talk more....
Jay

[reptile3]

Wow that is one gorgeous garter!!

[mtolypetsupply]

That is an amazingly beautiful snake. Put me on the list for babies. :)

[snakems]

:eek::eek: SO GORGEOUSSS :)
lucky youuu!

[SnakeDoc]

thanks for the comment everyone, I plan on uploading a video on YouTube once I get it. I'll let you guys know once I do.

[Servatis]

That little guy is beautiful! :3

[Josh]

Awesome Snake!

[Faunaofthenorth]

hey man ive seen a few like that up here in northern minnesota on occasion, but ive never actually caughten one because when i saw it i didnt kno what it was for a second and it got away thats a beaut would like to see her babies maybe

[sirtalis01]

WOW!!!!! Beautifull find..any more pix or vids?

[pet]

Hi,

she is so beautyful, if you get babys some day's...hold me some...I'll come to the states and picked them up......:D:D

ok, I only want three 1.2....pleaseeeeee

[DavidD]

looks like a sliver eastern

[Mom2Four]

OMGosh, love the colors.. very neat.. very unique..

[jitami]

looks like a sliver eastern

There's a silver eastern baby at the bottom of this page... it's not a great picture, but it shows the coloring pretty well:
Garter Snake Morph (http://gartersnakemorph.com/Baby-Photos.php)

[SnakeDoc]

There's a silver eastern baby at the bottom of this page... it's not a great picture, but it shows the coloring pretty well:
Garter Snake Morph (http://gartersnakemorph.com/Baby-Photos.php)

Not quite...good news though...he's eating strips of rainbow trout (with the rib bones for calcium) with no problems. Next...pinkies fresh, these ASFs of mine are having babies on top of babies!!!! This way he'll be feeding on toads, trout and pinkies. And he's growing like a weed too!!.

Quick question...could I coat the trout strips with vita/mineral mix that my beardi uses for her roaches? Its a general calcium/mineral/vitamin mix.

I will post more pics and video in the future of the Cyclone eastern feeding on the trout! By the way my normal eastern female dropped her babies and is fattening up nicely. I think they'll pair up nicely....After/If the Cyclone proves out I will work on combos!:D

[BLUESIRTALIS]

Does anyone know whatever happened with this snake?

[guidofatherof5]

Not sure. It's been over 14 months since their last post.
Maybe another forum member has kept in touch with them.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

I keep in touch with him! As far as I know this snake is still alive and well :)

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Oh, and to clarify, it IS a female.

[PINJOHN]

I keep in touch with him! As far as I know this snake is still alive and well :)
Shannon any chance of asking him to give us an update

[sirtalis01]

Yeah I think its time for an update :)

[BlueGarterz]

I love how even in the wild, you get amazing colorations like these.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

ALL of the weird and crazy colorations come from the wild. It's just a matter of finding the snake BEFORE a predator does. Snakes like this have a very poor chance of survival in the wild, and that is why they are very rare.

[zooplan]

No, no...
There are too many snakes with eye shocking pattern...
I believe they just need the matching habitat and behavior to found a great dynasty

[twostripes42]

that is one awesome looking snake!

[Char361979]

That snake is amazing!

[PINJOHN]

still no update :rolleyes:

[EasternGirl]

I had one like that in my yard here in Delaware once...but I haven't seen any since.