New Wild Caught Red Radix...Smokin!!!

[Jeff B]

9/24/10 Talk about a lucky find!!! I have been walking at lunch around a walking/biking trail lately to help get back in shape and the other day I found a ringneck smashed by a bike on the trail. The trail cuts through a rolling hill area with wild tall grass prairie, with small creeks in the valleys, perfect garter habitat. Today I was walking on the trail and I saw a snake on the trail and I figured it was probably a garter killed by a bike, but as I got closer it started to move so I ran up and caught it, thinking I would have a look at it and then let it go, but once I had it in my hands I realized how gorgeous it was and could not believe it, I was stunned. I had heard there was a wild population of red radix in the area, but in the 42 yrs that I have lived in the area I have never seen one by where I live, but apparently they live right by where I work. Additionally this snake is a female, not sure who I will breed her to this spring but it will either be the blue axanthic or the iowa albino, or possibly the wild caught nebraska albino. She has a really orange dorsal stripe and redish brown background color. What an amazing find!!!

http://gartersnakemorph.com/images/wildcaughtbylab.jpg
http://gartersnakemorph.com/images/wildcaughtbylab2.jpg

[guidofatherof5]

Beautiful snake, Lucky.

[infernalis]

Congrats!

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[prattypus]

You're right, she is a stunner!!

[kibakiba]

Wow she sure is pretty!

[guidofatherof5]

From the looks of those colors I would say she just "Peachy":D

[Spankenstyne]

Good grief that's beautiful

[Jeff B]

Thanks all, pretty stoked indeed about finding this gal. I catch and release, or see dozens of garters every year and I have never seen one this gorgeous. I'm giving her a POM treatment and when she feeds I will de-worm her, and if all goes well she will be clean as a whistle and fat going in to brumation and come out in the spring ready to make some pretty babies. I am definately going to be walking every day at lunch from now till snow, I just got new motivation to exercise at lunch consistantly. I run and lift weights in the evenings but walking 3 miles everyday at lunch helps a lot and it's good to enjoy the weather right now too, and if I see some garters...well that's just icing on the cake.

[Snakers]

Wow!

[Jeff B]

She kinda reminds me of pictures of Scotts red hypo he used to make the hybino, would like to here what Scott thinks;)

[charles parenteau]

Very very nice find Jeff pretty garter snake dorsal strippe is georgous ...
sharp!!

[Scott F]

Jeff,

Very cool snake, it does look hypoish. Good luck w/ her !

Scott

[Fishsticks]

Omfg, she's really beautiful. Congrats, man.

[radtad]

Great find I will be excited to see what she produces for you in the spring

[ssssnakeluvr]

sweet looking radix!!!! love the pattern also!!

[gregmonsta]

Congrats on that one :D

[Selkielass]

Gprgeous! She reminds me of the colors in an inlay on an antique mahogany desk! (Mahogany, ebony, maple etc.) Very nice, earthy but rich.

[Jeff B]

Thanks guys, your right Don the pattern is also part of the look too, she has really big spots and very clean distict pattern as well as the colors.

[ConcinusMan]

Just looked at the pic again. *gasp* Lucky doesn't even come close to describing this find.:)

[Chondro788]

Awesome Jeff, just AWESOME!!! Put me down for some babies from this beauty!!!! :) :rolleyes:
Jason

[drache]

wow, Jeff - she's amazing
in addition to the fantastic colour I love how her dorsal stripe has that strong black outline; it really makes it pop out
congrats man

[BUSHSNAKE]

i dont think you found that snake Jeff...i think it found you! what a keeper!

[Jeff B]

To be completely honest with you Joe, I almost feel guilty and have had second thoughts if I should have just taken a picture and released her right where I found her, I just hope that I can provide her a good enviroment and get her feeding and doing well. Of course my selfish egomaniac designer morph control freak side is thinking about all the combos and how they will look ect. ect. ect. lol Oh well I am going to do my best to keep her happy and healthy, and hopefully she will give me babies next spring and then I will be very happy:D

[guidofatherof5]

Jeff, you could make me happy and send her my way. Then all three of us would be happy.:D You would be happy, right?:D

[Mommy2many]

Steve's always trying to make everyone happy!:D
I say send the snake to the ranch!

[guidofatherof5]

I say send the snake to the ranch!

Thanks for your vote of confidence but if I were in his shoes, I keep her.;)

I'm upset because I thought it was clear to all the radixes that the T.radix Ranch was the demarcation point for all of them.:D

[DerekB]

Smokin' hot snake, Jeff. Best wishes for breeding success!

[DIRK]

wow, what a beauty!!!!!!!

I hope i will get such beautyful animals in Germany someday....

[Jeff B]

Thanks guys, I wish it were easy for me (and cheaper) to ship to Canada and Europe, becuase I certainly get a lot of inquiries and there definately is a lot of interest in garters outside the US, over here in the US they sometimes get poo pooed by the python and boa guys.:rolleyes:

[Mommy2many]

I'm upset because I thought it was clear to all the radixes that the T.radix Ranch was the demarcation point for all of them.:D


Someone must have taken down that sign.

[Jeff B]

Awesome Jeff, just AWESOME!!! Put me down for some babies from this beauty!!!! :) :rolleyes:
Jason

Is this the Jason I think it is? Your avitar is killer, and funny too considering your name, it has to be you, you can't hide behind that mask forever, unveil yourself, let go of your anger, lol.