beautie's in the backyard

[flakgunner]

hey,
since we moved here in 2000,the backyard has always had Western Plains Gartersnakes.Every year where seeing more and more,as we setup the backyard to be a sancutary for them.






we,ve rescued them from the road,the jaws of cats,and lawn mowers.Fresh water and numerous hiding places,thru out the yard.





this year where seeing extra large ones ,hitting 30"+,in a months,the yard will be alive ,with little ones.

[Elliot]

That's great! Those really are some nice garters, some of those in the pics definatley look gravid.

[adamanteus]

Great pictures. I want a yard just like yours!

[flakgunner]

hey,

By mid-August ,we will be unable to mow the lawn,for quite sometime





even tho ,their all prized beautie's to us.This one here,was a absolute must,keeper.caught memorial weekend,measuring in at 15",she is now,getting ready for her third shed,and measured in at a whopping 20",5" in 2 months,and eating minnows,nightcrawlers,everyother day.



more info on these little beautie's,can be read ,in my "photo Album"

[Sid]

Send your address quick. I want the house next door!

Seriously, awsome plains and great photos. Thanks for sharing.

Sid

[Lee]

Very cool!

[Gijs & Sabine]

Please wake me up now !! This is just too good to be true !!!!
Awesome pictures and plains garters.

[Stefan-A]

I really like that dark morph, wonder if anybody breeds them..

[flakgunner]

I really like that dark morph, wonder if anybody breeds them..

HEY,we've got one of these,thats over 30+,and theirs a good 2",missing from her tail,apparently,she met up with a lawn mower,she's thicker than the First pic of the Garter coiled on the grate.My daughter just saw one,the base color was that of a chocolate shake,and thought see saw another one,that quite possibly had three orange strips?,so over the next few days.I'll be looking very close!!

Joe

[Snaky]

Great picture's and awesome yard!