Unknown Garter snake

[GarterGuy]

Yeh, I'd have to agree with everyone else and say T.radix. Although can't really do a real good scale count from the pic, the lateral stripe does look to be higher then T.sirtalis. Very attrative snake.....good find!

Roy

[adamanteus]

The head certainly looks T. radix, but I'm not totally convinced. A picture we can take a scale count from might be helpful?

[big J]

Alrighty it seems as though many people are confused by this type of snake just because it says garter. But in fact it isn't a garter at all in fact it is a striped keelback, Xenochrophis vittatus, Just google it and the first site will tell you a lot about them. I don't know much about the breeding habits but there are a few people here that have them including me. This one is definitely my favorite in my whole collection.

[adamanteus]

I'm afraid you're a bit off there. This is Xenochrophis vitattus.

[ssssnakeluvr]

i second that...definitely not xenocrophis, pretty sure its a plains.

[adamanteus]

i second that...definitely not xenocrophis, pretty sure its a plains.

Yeah, it's a plains, just a little darker than I'm used to seeing.