is this a Garter?

[nic]

my neighbour took this picture (my profile pic) and we are wondering if it is a garter. we live in nova scotia.

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[ProXimuS]

Hmmmm....I'm pretty new, but I'm thinking not.
Some one else more knowledgeable will give you a more definitive answer.

[katach]

How big was it? Was the shape of the head different than the picture is showing? (Is that a defensive pose?) The snakes you have native to that area that I could see resembling it would be the maritime... Not sure though.

[ssssnakeluvr]

looks like an odd colored maritime garter...looked on a list of snakes of Nova Scotia... only one it could be is the Maritime garter, thamnophis sirtalis pallidus. kinda cool color too! there was a site I looked at years ago, had info on them, said there are malanistic maritimes also.

[thamneil]

Looks like a nice maritime garter to me! Maritimes exhibit a lot of polymorphism, meaning no two look alike. This one is quite different looking than the ones I have seen.

[Didymus20X6]

[snake man12]

That looks like a water snake [nerodia]

[infernalis]

This should help....

[Steveo]

Definitely looks like a water snake to me.

[Stefan-A]

That's a garter.