Ranch Concinnus'

[ConcinusMan]

She's big, how old is she?

CB Late July 2010. Clark co. WA locality and yes, they get huge. 3ft + females are everywhere at that location. It's actually kind of unusual to find any that are less than 2.5 feet there, unless they're males.

Here's their mom. At last measurement she was 44 inches, (1.1 meters) as measured by the snake measuring tool software. She could down 2 adult mice in a sitting, no problem.







It was fun bringing her out to show people. When they would see how big she is they're like "Holy ****!, that's a garter snake?!!!!"

[guidofatherof5]

These girls were looking for food. Shyblue was the only snake with any and the rest of the girls weren't happy.

[Invisible Snake]

You have 2 snakes named Shyblue? o.O

[ProXimuS]

No, Shy, the ribbon, is in with the large concinnus females now

[ConcinusMan]

I think people get confused because, due to "a mix up at the nursery" one of the "normals" I sent turned blue/anery later and that one is in the group too. That one was definitely not from the same litter as the rest. That one had a blue mom but looked normal as a baby. Completely different genetics and locality from the red ones in the pics.

[guidofatherof5]

Here we have a handsome male T.s.concinnus sporting his new shed toupee. It's all the rage with the in crowd.

[guidofatherof5]

I hope I'm not jumping the gun on this but this female is starting to get wide and I do see some scale spread on her. She was with a male 40 days ago.
These would be the first T. s. concinnus (Red-spotted garter snake) born on the Ranch. The head in the second photo isn't the suspected gravid female.
Richard, what do you think?

[ConcinusMan]

Hard to tell. They start packing on weight almost immediately after mating if it was successful so after a mating takes place I start weighing. A sharp and steady weight gain starting about a week after mating is the only reliable way to tell. Visually, they don't really start showing until late stage. If she's gravid and starting to show by scale spread then she likely only has 20-30 days to go. If she goes into shed soon and that scale spread continues I'd say that's a pretty good indication. I would weigh her now on an empty stomach and do the same in about a week. Compare the weights and you will see significant and sharp weight gain if she's gravid.

You've seen enough to know Steve. If you have a hunch that she's gravid then she most likely is. The week's spread weight comparison should confirm it.

[guidofatherof5]

Thanks.

[guidofatherof5]

No food weight 213g. She is plump in the lower 2/3rd of her body and off food.
I'm calling her gravid and think she should deliver in the next 20 days, possibly sooner.
Come on baby scrubs get here.