My uncle started me catching snakes almost 30 years ago and now my daughter is catching up. I always flipped everything a snake could hide under and was always on the look out for snakes. When somebody found something I was the guy they called. Still I've never kept snakes inside for more than a week or so. Snake gentics is new to me but bringing back memories of biology at Utah State University (very heavy on genetics). Living in Southeast, Alaska there are no confirmed snake species here, but several suitible species once global warming clears the ice fields out of the way ! Looking here to understand garter snake genetics and breeding. Thanks.