Parietalis or Fitchi?

[Zephyr]

Reed and I are having a little squabble here on one of my babies I bought a week or two ago. It has red cheeks and, to my knowledge, came from pure parietalis parents. The other brothers/sisters look 100% like parietalis.
So, what's everyone's opinion on the proper ID of this snake?

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

not a parietalis, kinda looks like a fitchi x parietalis not sure for you say it was from the same litter of all parietalis...

[adamanteus]

I think parietalis..... totally.
And a very nice one!

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

really? i didnt know they could have red on the face...

I think parietalis..... totally.

[adamanteus]

Of course I can't be 100% sure... but I think it is.

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

yea the only reason i was confused is because it looked like a red-sided but then the red on the face i had never seen ona red-sided before so i suggested a hybrid..

Of course I can't be 100% sure... but I think it is.

[adamanteus]

Well Reed, it's CB so you can never really tell. You may be right. I'm sure I've seen red on parietalis face before though.... I'm just checking now....

[gregmonsta]

Parietichi???

[adamanteus]

Red Valley Garter Snake?

[Stefan-A]

Looks like there may be a concinnus in there, not necessarily a fitchi. Most of the head seems to be red, not just the cheeks.

But it's a parietalis.