o boy i hate and love corrections

[mustang]

ok well i was reading a few texas snake books this weekend and i glanced over the ways to tell what garter snake i have and apparently it none of the above...it has the marks of two native garters in my area the checkered(tell by white crest) and black neck (tell by back blotches on neck) and before i get too excited i thought id ask you all if you think i got a hybred,hybird,or however you spell it...ask if u want more new pics posted

https://yzx1jq.bay.livefilestore.com/y1psSkHqdPebU15fZZTkN2IQFUNeDTIDcghugBWFMggfi5IsPz SiRMZ-V-SM5d9Nj2bM8frB5lRngeMO41TPghGIAjZcAs9V4-z/snake%20snake.jpg

[guidofatherof5]

I can't see the picture. It only shows a boxed red X where the photo should be.:(

[mustang]

I can't see the picture. It only shows a boxed red X where the photo should be.:(
heres the link https://yzx1jq.bay.livefilestore.com/y1psSkHqdPebU15fZZTkN2IQFUNeDTIDcghugBWFMggfi5IsPz SiRMZ-V-SM5d9Nj2bM8frB5lRngeMO41TPghGIAjZcAs9V4-z/snake%20snake.jpg

[guidofatherof5]

Im not doing to good here this is the message I got when I went to your link.
"The website declined to show this webpage"

Might be best to wait to see if I'm the only one with this problem. Everyone else may be able to see it. I had that happen once before.

[mustang]

ok....darnit well i gotta go to bed i got tennis practice tomarro (its awsome playing high school tennis i get to skip school,loook at girls in short short skirts , eat cookies...o and i get to play tennis! :) ) hope its uniue i got my hopes up....night

[jamromhem]

I can't get to the pic either.

[Didymus20X6]

It looks like you've stored the pic on a secure site. It requests that I log in to see it.

Try TinyPic (http://www.tinypic.com).

[FunkyRes]

ok well i was reading a few texas snake books this weekend and i glanced over the ways to tell what garter snake i have and apparently it none of the above...it has the marks of two native garters in my area the checkered(tell by white crest) and black neck (tell by back blotches on neck) and before i get too excited i thought id ask you all if you think i got a hybred,hybird,or however you spell it...ask if u want more new pics posted

https://yzx1jq.bay.livefilestore.com/y1psSkHqdPebU15fZZTkN2IQFUNeDTIDcghugBWFMggfi5IsPz SiRMZ-V-SM5d9Nj2bM8frB5lRngeMO41TPghGIAjZcAs9V4-z/snake%20snake.jpg

Be careful of identification keys that rely strictly on pattern and/or color. They are often correct but oddball specimens do exist.

As far as your garter, the image you have wants me to log into some "Windows Live Storage" thing. So I can't see it. Not that I would be able to identify it anyway, I'm not too knowledgeable on Texas herps.

[drache]

As far as your garter, the image you have wants me to log into some "Windows Live Storage" thing. So I can't see it. Not that I would be able to identify it anyway, I'm not too knowledgeable on Texas herps.
ditto and good luck with the image posting
best to use some service like flickr or photobucket

[Mommy2many]

I can't see it either.:eek:

[mustang]

ok ill try tiny pic

[mustang]

tinypic is blocked caus of vista and parents...how do i convert pics to a web pic with a working url? i used hotmail but no one sees that one

[jitami]

I use photobucket Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket (http://www.photobucket.com) Then it will give you an image url to use on the forum. Just copy and paste it into your post. Good luck :)

[mustang]

yayayayayayayayayayayayayayaayhttp://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/JJmustang/snake.jpg see the crest next to jaw and blotches on neck!!!!

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

That looks like a checkered to me! checkereds also have black blotches behind their head and necks similar to blacknecks. Actually my boyfriend just commented to me yesterday how much the checkereds that were just born here resemble a blackneck with their crisp patterns and black tiger markings on their necks!!!

[mustang]

That looks like a checkered to me! checkereds also have black blotches behind their head and necks similar to blacknecks. Actually my boyfriend just commented to me yesterday how much the checkereds that were just born here resemble a blackneck with their crisp patterns and black tiger markings on their necks!!!
darnit ....i thought it was a cross beed caus both checkers and blacknecks are in my area and i havent seen one with blotches before...ill post more pics

[mustang]

http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/JJmustang/IMG_2037.jpghttp://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/JJmustang/IMG_2003.jpghow about now

[jitami]

Yay! Pictures! Very pretty baby :) Looks like a checkered to me, too :)

[mustang]

well i can hope...i still cant believe it...i have had him for months and he hasnt grown much...i was about to change his name from checker to black checker neck

[jitami]

Here's a page of someone in Texas who's been documenting the snakes he's found. It shows a black neck above a checkered with clear neck bars. The pic of the blackneck isn't great, but I think it's relatively common for checkereds to have the neck bars like this one: https://webspace.utexas.edu/s681/webpage/LLSnakes2.html

[mustang]

Here's a page of someone in Texas who's been documenting the snakes he's found. It shows a black neck above a checkered with clear neck bars. The pic of the blackneck isn't great, but I think it's relatively common for checkereds to have the neck bars like this one: https://webspace.utexas.edu/s681/webpage/LLSnakes2.html ya i see those all the time...but mines got blotches(theyre round and got dots between em like blackneck) but yall r probavly right

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

http://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/JJmustang/IMG_2037.jpghttp://i787.photobucket.com/albums/yy158/JJmustang/IMG_2003.jpghow about now
Yep, that's definitely a normal checkered!!! Looks exactly like my two het granite normals!!! The blotches and all that are normal. Checkereds are just bursting with black checkers, patches, spots, dots and even squiggles! But seriously, consider it a good thing it's not a cross!!!

[mustang]

Yep, that's definitely a normal checkered!!! Looks exactly like my two het granite normals!!! The blotches and all that are normal. Checkereds are just bursting with black checkers, patches, spots, dots and even squiggles! But seriously, consider it a good thing it's not a cross!!!
if it wasa cross it be like me...(me put in a nice way) unique but i still love it :)