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Petruga
06-13-2009, 04:59 PM
Me and my dad went herping today and found more than 25 melinistic garters and this, its more orange but its stressed so get more pics.
http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv10/LeePetruga/DSC04221.jpg
took some more pics just to help you identify it
http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv10/LeePetruga/DSC04217.jpg
http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv10/LeePetruga/DSC04219.jpg

Hope these help need anymore shots just ask me. And if there are any specific area of the body (Head, Eye) just ask.

Thanks, Petruga
Stefan-A
06-14-2009, 05:42 AM
Welcome aboard. :)

Where did you find it? Knowing your location helps narrowing it down.
Snake lover 3-25
06-14-2009, 09:24 AM
looks like an eastern to me.... but can't be sure with out the location...
snakeman
06-14-2009, 09:25 AM
Is it from the great lakes region?There are a lot with red orange coloring up there.
ssssnakeluvr
06-14-2009, 10:28 AM
looks like an eastern.....but, we need to know from what area it came too.
adamanteus
06-14-2009, 12:41 PM
I agree, looks like T.s.sirtalis.
drache
06-14-2009, 02:06 PM
welcome to the forum
did you keep any of the melanistics also?
Petruga
06-15-2009, 07:05 AM
Hey guys i found it in sounthern central ontario, toronto. and no i did not keep any melinistics, and i aslo let it go but i took more pictures if you need. in the pictures i took does have show all of the orange. so i will describe it for you guys. from the middle of the bodie to under the belly its orange, and it has sorda of a green in between the orange and the top stripe.

Thanks Petruga
Thamnophis
06-17-2009, 12:39 AM
When it is from Central Ontario, it has to be a T. s. sirtalis.
tspuckler
06-18-2009, 01:15 PM
As others have said, it's an Eastern - specifically a non-melanistic version of the other garters you were finding.
They vary quite a bit - here's a Cleveland-area orange specimen.

Tim
Third Eye (http://www.thirdeyeherp.com/)

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii204/tspuckler/orange2.jpg
guidofatherof5
06-18-2009, 03:13 PM
Great looking snake.
I wish I had a few(dozens) of those.
skysnake
06-19-2009, 03:34 AM
Hello new also
recently lost our mama garter,Pantherra
Petruga
06-21-2009, 02:17 PM
Took more pics this one shows more of his/her colours, hope this help
http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv10/LeePetruga/DSC04446.jpg

Thanks, Lee Petruga