what species is this?

[gibble888]

Wild caught in colarado springd,co....i was thinking wandering....second opinion pleaseIMG951496.jpg

[guidofatherof5]

I would also say, T. e. vagrans (Wandering garter snake)

[BLUESIRTALIS]

Correct!

I would also say, T. e. vagrans (Wandering garter snake)

[gibble888]

Thanks steve

[guidofatherof5]

Thanks steve

Get a few more suggestions as I'm not very familiar with Wandering.

[gibble888]

That was the first thing that popped in my head but it could be an eastern as far as i can really tell...they look so similar.

[guidofatherof5]

The location and to close dots along the dorsal stripe say "Wandering" to me.

[gibble888]

My guess seems good...thanks guys

[ConcinusMan]

Next time just count the upper labial scales. 8 is T. elegans.

Here's a list of garters found in CO. They all have 7 upper labial scales except for T. elegans which has 8.

• W. Blackneck Garter Snake - Thamnophis c. cyrtopsis (S.E. to S.W. CO) Uncommon
• Western Terrestrial Garter Snake - Thamnophis elegans vagrans("Wandering" subspecies) (Most of Colorado) Common
• Plains Garter Snake - Thamnophis radix (Eastern Slope) Common
• Red Sided Garter Snake - Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis (North-Central to N.E. CO) Common

[Stefan-A]

Next time just count the upper labial scales. 8 is T. elegans.

Count them on both sides. It's not necessarily 8 on both.