a couple new snakes

[ssssnakeluvr]

I got a couple new snakes last friday.... a new mountain garter, with nice yellow...haven't gotten a pic yet. I also got from Joe (BUSHSNAKE) this nice female flame baby

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g302/ssssnakeluvr/DSCF2002-1.jpg

this awesome adult female flame

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g302/ssssnakeluvr/DSCF2015.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g302/ssssnakeluvr/DSCF2017-1.jpg

nice dark male Florida blue

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g302/ssssnakeluvr/DSCF2007-2.jpg

and this awesome male Florida blue albino!!

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g302/ssssnakeluvr/DSCF2010-1.jpg

[reptile65]

Gorgeous snakes. I especially like that last one.

[RicMartin]

Cool snakes!

[drache]

nice snakes, Don
congrats

[BLUESIRTALIS]

Nice snakes!

[BUSHSNAKE]

lets see the elegans Don

[ssssnakeluvr]

gotta get some pics...

[guidofatherof5]

Great looking snakes Don.

[Enneirda.]

Gorgeous! :)

[ssssnakeluvr]

ok, here's the new elegans

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//504/medium/DSCF50021.JPG

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//504/medium/DSCF5004.JPG

[charles parenteau]

wow nice contrast love high yellow on solide black!!

[ssssnakeluvr]

finally got a pic of my male albino florida blue

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//504/medium/DSCF5040.JPG

[ConcinusMan]

ok, here's the new elegans

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//504/medium/DSCF50021.JPG

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//504/medium/DSCF5004.JPG

Shoot! I had a chance to get this guy first but I passed it up. Now that I see these photos, I'm sorry I did!

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

ok, here's the new elegans

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//504/medium/DSCF50021.JPG

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//504/medium/DSCF5004.JPG

omg... I have a snake that looks JUST LIKE THAT!!!

[brujha]

nice

[ConcinusMan]

omg... I have a snake that looks just like that!!!

mine! Hey, how much do those albino FL blues run. That's a pretty cool looking albino and heck, I don't have one like that yet.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

He is bigger than the one Don posted.. a nice mature male. I should send him to you Richard... I have no use for him here! :rolleyes: Well, other than, I like admiring how clean and crispy his black and yellow are.

[ConcinusMan]

yeah, that's pretty awesome. I had a good idea but the girl that sent that one to Don offered it to me but all she had was awful photos and you couldn't really tell how the snake really looked. She was in a big hurry to get rid of it and I just couldn't do it at the time so I pointed her in Don's direction. I see now that's a very handsome snake. At least I think that's the one.

[ssssnakeluvr]

Yea, Richard, it's the same snake you turned down. she just waited for warmer weather to ship her.

[gregmonsta]

Love that elegans ;)

[ConcinusMan]

Yea, Richard, it's the same snake you turned down. she just waited for warmer weather to ship her.

here's the thread on that snake:
http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/general-talk/7611-question-about-t-gigas.html

[ConcinusMan]

That sacramento area elegans sure is pretty. The only T. elegans' I've ever found in my part of the country looks like this. Pretty cool too.

http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/5614/74992199.png

[BLUESIRTALIS]

WOW!!! There you go with that dang blue dye again Richard.

[ConcinusMan]

Most are rather "black and white" .sometimes the grey areas can look a little bluish, but these are hardly blue snakes. I really should just go get a couple of them this summer. It's not that far from me. Just over an hour's drive. It's a nice place to go when the weather is nice anyway.

[RedSidedSPR]

they're awesome! I want one!

[ConcinusMan]

I'll try to make it up there this summer. Last time I was in that area, these snakes were ankle-deep practically. I just didn't know what they were at the time, other than "a garter snake".

[Enneirda.]

Your very lucky having such beautiful snakes near you. :)

[ConcinusMan]

No Canadian / flame easterns though.:cool: That would make my local herping life complete.:D

[charles parenteau]

That sacramento area elegans sure is pretty. The only T. elegans' I've ever found in my part of the country looks like this. Pretty cool too.

http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/5614/74992199.png

Just wow this snake is awesome!!

[ConcinusMan]

Seems to be missing from the captive trade too. Probably because this form has a very limited range in a somewhat remote area of Oregon. I really don't know why they call it the "Willamette Valley" variation when it doesn't actually occur in the valley. It's in the foothills of Oregon's coast range, west of the valley. It's definitely a mountainous area.

[BLUESIRTALIS]

I would love to work with some of those. I plan in the near future working with lots of garters.

[ConcinusMan]

He is bigger than the one Don posted.. a nice mature male. I should send him to you Richard... I have no use for him here! :rolleyes: Well, other than, I like admiring how clean and crispy his black and yellow are.

I might just hold you to that before the summer is over.;)

[ssssnakeluvr]

keep me in mind for a pair or trio of the Willamette valley ones =)