I found an albino.

[frostyftw]

I saw my first snake of 2012 around a week ago.
I've been telling myself that this is going to be a good year and I am going to find some 'special' snakes.
I might have been right, because shortly after the first snake of the year, I found an albino garter...
Here are some pictures of it..
Sorry if it is hard to see..




Has anyone ever found an albino?

[guidofatherof5]

Spots on the back make me think Thamnophis elegans vagrans(Western terrestrial)
possibly. Check out the last photo on this link.
http://www.bentler.us/eastern-washin...ter-snake.aspx
Don't think it's T.s.sirtalis(Eastern) of T.ordinoides(Northwestern)

Will be interesting finding out. Yet another albino found in WA.
Very cool there William. Take good care it.

[BUSHSNAKE]

its got to be ordinoides...glossy head scales must be ordinoides

[frostyftw]

Here are some pictures taken with a better camera..


I hope it can be identified.

[ssssnakeluvr]

where was it found?

[guidofatherof5]

Kent,WA.

[BUSHSNAKE]

wow..nice

[guidofatherof5]

I'll stay with my first impression.
Body structure looks thin though.
I know it's not a radix.

Knock out looking snake.

[BUSHSNAKE]

could be male...what species of garter snake are commonly found in the area where you found this snake?

[EasternGirl]

Gorgeous! Great find, William. And to answer your question...we have had a few members that have found albinos in the wild. Mostly checkereds from what I remember. I have never seen one like that before. We have a member that just joined that found an albino...Dan is it? What kind of albino is Dan's?