Thamnophis in zoos

[zooplan]

In spite of the fact that Garter snakes should be excellent zoo animals especially zoo reptiles, because they have attractive patterns, are durinal and snoopy, easy to handle and harmless, there are only very few zoos (in Europe)keeping and showing them.
Can you tell me wich US, Canadian or British zoos have garter in their stock?
Do you know wich (sub-)specy they are keeping?
Is there anybody out there, who knows even one mesoamerikan zoo, keeping Garter Snakes?

[drache]

I am fairly certain that the San Diego Zoo keeps tetraenia
and there are small local zoos that specialize in displaying native species, but I can't remember ever seeing them in a zoo

[Zephyr]

I am fairly certain that the San Diego Zoo keeps tetraenia
and there are small local zoos that specialize in displaying native species, but I can't remember ever seeing them in a zoo

I took a trip to the San Diego Zoo last summer. To my surprise, they didn't have any tetraenia. ):

[guidofatherof5]

We have the Henry Doorly Zoo just across the river. I will check with them and post if they have any. I haven't been there in a couple of years and don't remember seeing any. If they don't, I will certainly see if they want to. I have a few locals they could display. That would be cool.

[reptileparadise]

If think I heard a friend of mine about gartersnakes in the zoo of Toronto. T.s.sirtalis flame.

He´s a zoo-freak and knows just about everything about just about all zoo-collections. I've send your request to him

[ssssnakeluvr]

hmmmm....been to zoos in Washington, D.C., San Antonio, TX, Boise, Id, and Salt Lake City, Ut. haven't seen a garter yet in any of them...

[Sid]

I've been to a few zoos in North and South carolina, Georgia and Florida..no Thamnophis. Always disappoints me.

[adamanteus]

Somewhere I have a full zoo stock list or every individual animal of every species in every zoo in Europe. It will be a few years out of date, but if I can put my hands on it I'll post the Thamnophis species. I know a few zoos in the UK do have Thamnophis, usually donations, rescues etc. but they are rarely on display.

[gregmonsta]

Butterfly world in Edinburgh had a garter donated a few years back ... they sold it on (which is just as well as they had it living with about 7 royal pythons ).

[reptileparadise]

Do you mean this list James?
https://app.isis.org/abstracts/abs.asp