2 headed garter

[BLUESIRTALIS]

Has anyone seen the 2 headed garter on fauna classifieds? Ifso do you know what subspecies it is?

[guidofatherof5]

Here's a link. Not sure it will work for non-members.

For Sale Two-Headed Garter Snake - FaunaClassifieds

[snakeman]

Looks like scalaris

[guidofatherof5]

Looks like scalaris

Thamnophis scalaris (Mexican Alpine Blotched Garter Snake, Longtail Alpine Garter Snake)

[BLUESIRTALIS]

I thought that at first, but there is a lot of differences. Scalaris and scaliger are some of my favorites!

looks like scalaris

[Jeff B]

my guess is it's a radix (bad phone pic)

two head.JPG

[BLUESIRTALIS]

my guess is it's a radix (bad phone pic)

two head.JPG

ok look at this pic of the 2 headed and look at this pick of a pickeringii.

[slipknot711]

ok look at this pic of the 2 headed and look at this pick of a pickeringii.

i see what your saying now!!!!

[slipknot711]

did he ever get in contact with anyone?

[BLUESIRTALIS]

Well the top looks like pickeringii, but the lateral blotches look radix! My best guess is some type of intergrade. My guess is since the poster is from california it is an intergrade between thamnophis there. Maybe a mountain garter and a coast or a mountain garter and a valley who knows. Maybe he will post some more info on it soon. Very neat though.