Flames

[anji1971]

No, she's not really. She's just a high red Eastern. Flames have red on the scales, not just between them, and usually on their face too. But, if I ever have the space and time to try my hand at breeding, she'd be the one I'd find a flame to mate with. She's a great prospect for starting a "flame dynasty" in my home!

[crzy_kevo]

aww cmon post a pic shes close enough to a flame i saw her myself after all
she has that red stripe all the way to the tail

[anji1971]

She does, and I've posted quite a few pictures of her before.
But she's not a flame. We don't have flames here in Ontario.
She's still my beauty queen though. I love her colouring!

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

flames have a bright red/orange stripe down both sides from the neck alll the way to the tail tip. Many of them, but not all, also have orange or red on their stomachs, as well as orange or red cheeks. Most have a white stripe, the flame I recently found has barely any stripe on its back and no orange on the face. nonetheless, a beautiful snake and a lucky find! Many eastern garters have orange in between their scales that often sticks out a little, and some pretty orange blushing, technically, not flames, but still gorgeous in their own rites. Like Chili!!!!

[anji1971]

Don't worry, Kevin. If you ever see a flame in real life, you will immediately spot the difference! But I'm glad you're so taken by Chili. She is a special gal!

[infernalis]

Kevin, here is my sweetest (looking, she's a biter) high red eastern, she has a white dorsal stripe, red sides but still lacks the punch of a true flame.





A Flame looks quite different....



Cheeto would almost have a better chance of qualifying as an Orange flame

[GartersRock]

Oh thank you snakeman! Very nice! Looks exactly like my Johnis I will be getting looks!! Oh... I do HOPE he turns out like THAT!! PLEASE, please, PLEASE! *Thinking red thoughts* rofl!

[drache]

all this colour
speechless
anybody here know that Aesop fable about the fox and the grapes?
Sour grapes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - in case you don't
boy am I glad, I managed to get one of Tina's babies (it took a few jumps)
I imagine I'll find out that those grapes are as sweet as they look

[snakeman]

It's all a crapshoot.Some color up a lot some don't at all.

[infernalis]

boy am I glad, I managed to get one of Tina's babies (it took a few jumps) I imagine I'll find out that those grapes are as sweet as they look

You got one of Tina's babies? That is great news