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chicklett43
06-24-2009, 08:43 PM
I found a snake today and i was wondering if anyone had any pointers for what to keep it in (i have a five and a ten gallon tank,) what to feed it, stuff like that... I also would like to know what kind of garter snake it is, i will attach pictures so ya... Um we live in Utah about thirty miles away from the Great Salt Lake if that helps with identifying it... Thanks


Ugh... i can't seem to be able to post a picture so i will try to describe it (ok we will call it Darcy)... anyway... Darcy has an olive-ish base, he has a white stripe down the middle of his back (i don't actually know if it's a boy but it reminds me of a boy :D) anyways... he has a black head and his pattern looks like a Checkered Garter snake, but the are more round than square... I was thinking he is a Western Terrestrial (if that is how you spell it) but it's a weird name so i thought i better double check. So that is Darcy :) if you need more info (or if you can tell me how to get a picture on here te he) just let me know. thanks

Stefan-A
06-24-2009, 10:07 PM
Welcome aboard.

Check out our care sheet:
http://www.thamnophis.com/caresheets/index.php?title=Garter_Snake_Care_Sheet

ssssnakeluvr
06-24-2009, 10:11 PM
it's a wandering garter....tons of them here. make excellent pets!!! the other 2 species in Utah are the western blackneck, down around the Moab area, and the valley garter, which is black, yellow stripes, and red spots...

chicklett43
06-24-2009, 10:52 PM
Thanks so much that really helped.:)

gregmonsta
06-25-2009, 06:14 AM
Greetings :D

guidofatherof5
06-25-2009, 06:16 AM
Nice to have you on the forum
We would love to see some photos.

adamanteus
06-25-2009, 03:27 PM
Hi Breezy, and welcome to the forum.:)
It certainly sounds like a vagrans from your description.
Here's a link to get you started posting photos, but the forum anti-spam software might not let you add photos until you've posted text a few more times.
http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/site-feedback-suggestions-questions/1008-guide-posting-pictures.html

chicklett43
06-25-2009, 04:10 PM
james, thank you a ton!!! now i can add pictures YAY!!!

chicklett43
06-25-2009, 04:30 PM
ok so here are some pictures so you can see him :) they aren't very good, I took them with my cell phone http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/darcy_1.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/darcy3.jpg

Odie
06-25-2009, 05:36 PM
Hi, from Oregon, Breezy :)

Josh
06-25-2009, 06:23 PM
ok so here are some pictures so you can see him :) they aren't very good, I took them with my cell phone http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/darcy_1.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/darcy3.jpg
Im a little rusty at this but ill say radix,checkered or eastern

Snake lover 3-25
06-25-2009, 06:25 PM
welcome to the forum! pretty snake:)

aSnakeLovinBabe
06-25-2009, 07:07 PM
looks to be a Wandering garter for sure!!!! Thamnophis elegans vagrans! Welcome to the forum!!!

drache
06-27-2009, 04:18 AM
welcome to the forum, Breezy
Darcy is a lovely wandering garter