Baby Checkered Gartersnakes!!!

[thamneil]

I will try! I was trying so hard to get one but the little bugger wouldnt stop squirming!

[RedSidedSPR]

Try putting him somewhere, covering him completely with your hand for a minute, until he stops moving, and lift it. He should be sitting still, allowing you to take some steady close ups.

Works for me.


Some of my best shots are by doing this.

[thamneil]

Haha thats exactly what I was doing but it didnt always work for me! I did manage to get a few very poor shots though. Here she is!

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[RedSidedSPR]

Weird... yeah, I can see it!

Try macro, If your camera allows it, it'll make it much clearer. (the little flower symbol. Took me awhile to learn about that too)

[guidofatherof5]

I really like those special snakes that are born sometimes.

[HazAnga]

The lighter coloured one could be a "Pastel" which is like a hype but it's been concluded that there called Pastels. Here's a pic of a couple of the pastels that i got this year.

The one that's further to the right is a normal het albino. And the other 2 are the Pastels.
Shannon (asnakelovinbabe) could tell you better then i can.

[RedSidedSPR]

That's what I thought, but I thought pastels had some kinda head markings... like I said, dunno about checkered morphs.

Yeah, Shannon is the one to ask. She's the checkered guru!

[kibakiba]

They have markings under their eyes I believe, is what Shannon said.

[katach]

Your babies look wonderful. Love the name for your little guy missing his eye!

[thamneil]

My baby looks just like your pastels. And yes they do have a different marking. It is on the scales of the upper "lip" or the supralabials. I read the thread about Shannon's pastels a while back and I believe I have something similar to this. I guess I just have to wait for her to give me an opinion!