i was just given a grab bag of garters

[woody44]

A guy just contacted me to take about 6 garters that he rescued from a bad situation. He isn't sure what they all are but I think I have everything identified from the low quality pics he sent me. As soon as all these guys are given a good bill of health, they will need loving homes to go to. They will be free except for shipping where applicable. I will be picking them up this weekend and will take better pics then but here are the ones he sent me for now.

[jwolfe152]

wow they are all so beautiful

[kerensa]

love the one with the orange stripe. really they are all fairly pretty, wonder what condition they are really in. there seem to be a few "scuffs" from the pics, but its always hard to really tell.

K.

[chris-uk]

The photos aren't great. But I think you're looking at:
2 x T. marcianus
1 x T. cyrtopsis occelatus (looks like an EBN to me, but not very bright markings, so not a young snake)
1 x T. radix
1 x T. sirtalis sirtalis (flame)
1 x some species of ribbon.

But I stand to be corrected on about half of the guesses above.

Most of them look like they are a good weight, but the smaller of the checkereds (bottom right of the second photo) looks a bit skinny.

If this they've been kept together like this I'd be concerned if it looks like the big checkered girl (I'm guessing the big checkered will turn out to be female) looks gravid...

[-MARWOLAETH-]

Looks like you got

3 Thamnophis elegans vagrans Wandering Garter Snake

2 Thamnophis sirtalis parientalis Red sided Garter Snake

1 Thamnophis proximus rubronlineata Red Striped Ribbon Snake

If possible house them individually so it's easier to monitor their conditions.

[BLUESIRTALIS]

I say 3 vagrans, 2 fitchi, and 1 ordinoides, all probably wild caught around the same area. Very nice looking snakes!

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

The snake with the orange stripe is a red- striped ribbon ribbon - t. Proximus rubrilineatus - without a doubt

the 3 that are brown and Drab with black spots and heads are wanderings - t. Elegans vagrans - without a doubt

the one with a big yellow stripe and red on its sides is either a valley or a redsided... Leaning towards valley... T. S. fitchii - they're basically the same snake from 2 different areas.

The one that is really black with 3 bright yellow stripes doesn't look like another valley at all...looks to be a mountain garter snake - t. Elegans elelegans

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

The photos aren't great. But I think you're looking at:
2 x T. marcianus
1 x T. cyrtopsis occelatus (looks like an EBN to me, but not very bright markings, so not a young snake)
1 x T. radix
1 x T. sirtalis sirtalis (flame)
1 x some species of ribbon.

But I stand to be corrected on about half of the guesses above.

Most of them look like they are a good weight, but the smaller of the checkereds (bottom right of the second photo) looks a bit skinny.

If this they've been kept together like this I'd be concerned if it looks like the big checkered girl (I'm guessing the big checkered will turn out to be female) looks gravid...

hehe.... None of these are remotely correct but that's okay. You did get the ribbon!

There are definitely no checkereds, no radix, and no Easterns in this group

[woody44]

This is why I chose not to post my thoughts before I have them in my possession.. lol..these bad pictures could be hiding things I can't see on my phone. I'll probably have them tomorrow so this mystery will be solved.

[BLUESIRTALIS]

I see what you mean about the really black and yellow one, i didn't pay that much attention to it at first, but it could be an elegans. I thought that most elegans elegans had a cream or yellow colored belly though. Are you sure the red stripe couldn't be a northwestern?

the snake with the orange stripe is a red- striped ribbon ribbon - t. Proximus rubrilineatus - without a doubt

the 3 that are brown and drab with black spots and heads are wanderings - t. Elegans vagrans - without a doubt

the one with a big yellow stripe and red on its sides is either a valley or a redsided... Leaning towards valley... T. S. Fitchii - they're basically the same snake from 2 different areas.

The one that is really black with 3 bright yellow stripes doesn't look like another valley at all...looks to be a mountain garter snake - t. Elegans elelegans