Quote Originally Posted by Stefan-A View Post
It's a definite sign. The only other species with the stripe in those rows, are the two ribbon snakes and they don't resemble either radix or elegans. Then there's the general appearance.

I go by this application:
snakefinder

According to it, T. elegans should be found in the westernmost parts of the neighbouring states, but not in Colorado.
Interesting. Yes according to snakefinder it is not found in Colorado, but according to gartersnake.info the terrestrial can be found, along with the plains garter! Gartersnake.info uses (Baird and Girard 1853) as a reference. Admittedly an old reference, but...

It is not all that important as I will not ever attempt to breed her, but if there are any significant behavioral or care issues, that would be nice to know.

Kurt