Why are garters underrated?

[guidofatherof5]

Was your Eastern Ribbon a store bought snake?
How is your Keelback doing(beautiful snakes)?

[Sergey]

His Eastern Ribbon I bought at a pet store. She was then only in the store.
About their Keelback then I'll write a separate topic

[guidofatherof5]

If you start another thread be sure to put it in the Other pets thread.
Looking forward to hearing about it.
http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/gart...tml#post171299

[Bart]

Just my 5 cents... garters ARE exotic in Europe. Still, they are uncommon.

Sergey - ppl don't keep grass snakes because they are under protection. At least here, in EU; dunno if they are in Russia though...

[Josh_r]

Just my 5 cents... garters ARE exotic in Europe. Still, they are uncommon.

Sergey - ppl don't keep grass snakes because they are under protection. At least here, in EU; dunno if they are in Russia though...

Sorry, I was speaking in terms of the united states. I hear from a friend in germany that garter snakes in Europe are quite popular.

[Bart]

It's not like they are unknown. But for every 100 (or maybe 1000) corns, there is one garter.

[drache]

It's not like they are unknown. But for every 100 (or maybe 1000) corns, there is one garter.

that's kind of how it is here if you go to pet stores - there are hardly ever garters, and even at reptile shows they're hard to find
so if one doesn't live where they naturally occur, it's just like Europe

[snakehill]

Was your Eastern Ribbon a store bought snake?
How is your Keelback doing(beautiful snakes)?

Keelback?? Not familiar!

[guidofatherof5]

Keelback?? Not familiar!

Advertised as the Indonesian garter snake(Xenochrophis vittatus)
Usually in poor health with a heavy parasite load.
I would love to have pair but don't want add to their importation and exploitation.
I think Shannon has a couple or was going to get them.
Xenochrophis vittatus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[RedSidedSPR]

Not a garter. They're awesome though.