Hey James, you said you thought my snake was a parietalis. Is that the same as a red-sided garter? I looked some up but they all have bright red scales on their sides. I can't see any red on Slithers. Does that make he a she? I'm confused., i only see the yellow stripes and the greyish black in between.

Oh, I don't know if you can see in the picture very good but after Slithers shed this week his head turned an olive color instead of black.