Garter Field Pics - summer 2009

[Steven@HumboldtHerps]

Every once in a while I actually find the time to post some of my field pics on the forum. Here are some of the garters I discovered during this summer's wanderings...


Valley Garter (T. s. fitchi) Demartin/Wilson Creek area, Del Norte County
(May 5, 2009)


T. sirtalis (fitchi/infernalis intergrade zone) Elk Camp Prairie, Bald Hills,
Redwood National Park, Humboldt County (May 19, 2009)


Coast Garter (T. e. terrestris) [inland brown variant close to terrestris and elegans intergrade zone] Bald Hills, RNP, Humboldt Co. (June 15, 2009)


T. elegans (terrestris/elegans intergrade zone) Coyote Creek, Bald Hills, Redwood National Park, Humboldt County (June 18, 2009)


Northwestern Garter (T. ordinoides) [brown, near patternless variant] Little Bald Hills, RNSP, Del Norte County (June 25, 2009)

[Steven@HumboldtHerps]

Oregon Garter (T. a. hydrophilus)[spotted/striped variant] New River, Denny, Trinity County (July 11, 2009)


Valley Garter (T. s. fitchi)[ecdysis] Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, Del Norte County (July 23, 2009)

[guidofatherof5]

Great looking snakes and really nice photos.

[charles parenteau]

Awesome pictures !!!great find .

[jitami]

Love this snake! The little ordinoides, too! Did you keep either? I'd be curious to see how the ordinoides develops.

[Steven@HumboldtHerps]

Love this snake! The little ordinoides, too! Did you keep either? I'd be curious to see how the ordinoides develops.

I do not currently have an ordinoides, and many of the pics I have taken are of specimens found throughout the Redwood National and State Park system, so there are no takes allowed.

I do hope to acquire some Northwesterns next spring; looking for the "red magentas."

Stay tuned; got more pics on the way.

[Steven@HumboldtHerps]

Valley Garter (T. s. fitchi) Crescent Beach, RNSP, Del Norte County (July 20, 2009)


T. s. fitchi / T. e. terrestris conundrum - Crescent Beach, RNSP, Del Norte County (July 20, 2009)


Oregon Garter (T. a. hydrophilus) feeding - Walker River Bar, Smith River, RNSP, Del Norte County (July 29, 2009) This is the typical "checker-spot" variant you see in hydrophilus' northern range.

This guy completely ignored my camera... Gulp! Gulp! Gulp!


Oregon Garter (T. a. hydrophilus)[spotted/striped variant] Matthew's Creek, So. Fk. Salmon River (SW Siskiyou County) (August 15, 2009)

[Steven@HumboldtHerps]

Mountain Garter (T. e. elegans)[neonate] Matthew's Creek, So. Fk. Salmon River, SW Siskiyou County (August 16, 2009)


2 X Valley Garter (T. s. fitchi)[reduced reds and lateral red indentations] Crescent Beach, RNSP, Del Norte County (September 1, 2009)


Coast Garter (T. e. terrestris)[neonate] suburbia in Eureka, CA
September 18, 2009

[drache]

wow - thanks - great photos
I love seeing them in their habitat, and I so wish I could be there

[gregmonsta]

Fantastic stuff