Manitobas Garters

[Kantar]

Not everywhere is the same for Manitoba

I've been noticing that snakes like A show up in this area while snakes like C show up in other places.
Snakes like D just don't show up often for me even though they are the most beautiful one, super color combination

[RedSidedSPR]

Well D is another species. Radix... The others are all parietalis I'm thinkin'...

I see what you mean though...

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Yes D without question is thamnophis radix. But seeing a high degree of variation in the same locality is very common... the easterns in my backyard are all a little different! A B and C are probably all parietalis but they could be s. sirtalis or even intergrades of the two! I like A, with the white flecks!

[Kantar]

A is what I always called Eastern Plains

[RedSidedSPR]

No such thing, cause 1., that's not a plains of any kind, ad 2., there's no such thing as an eastern plains.

[Kantar]

Can someone help me to ID my last snake that needs IDing?

Caught as a tiny 5 inch little squiggly in july 2010, his little face and big eyes make me go awwww

[guidofatherof5]

My first impression is parientalis.

[Kantar]

OK thought so, just wanted to make sure

So now I can list my snakes

1.1.0 - Thamnophis Radix (Slider, Serpent)
2.1.0 - Thamnophis Sirtalis Parientalis (Spot, Pepper, Sunny)
1.1.2 - Thamnophis Marcianus (Frosty, Blizzard, 2 unnamed)
0.0.2 - Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata (Tic & Tac)
1.1.0 - Pantherophis guttatus (Rambo, Sticks)

[RedSidedSPR]

Looks like a cute little parietalis.

Could be and eastern though... I doubt t.

[Kantar]

I heard that easterns might not be in manitoba. People only think they might be found in the southeast of manitoba or right on the border of ontario. Next year I'm going to travel to find out.

This little one was found at Learys, MB