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[RedSidedSPR]

Red sided garters are my favorite subspecies... probably because that's what my snake is, but also because I just love the colors. Casual and simple, yet colorful and awesome.

[guidofatherof5]

Way awesome.

[ConcinusMan]

Red sided garters are my favorite subspecies... probably because that's what my snake is, but also because I just love the colors. Casual and simple, yet colorful and awesome.

They're OK I guess. Still, if I were to have a choice between those and a northwest T.s.fitchi, I think I like the fitchi better.

They vary just like parietalis but this is what they look like in much of WA and Oregon. Very pretty fitchi here, if I travel east and leave concinnus' range.

[RedSidedSPR]

Yup, they're aweome. Alot like red sided garters. Could easily be mistaken for one by the untrained eye. I've always liked 'em. Not all that widely spread. None where I live. I don't even have red sided garters, just easterns.

[ConcinusMan]

Well they (fitchi) are a heck of a lot more widespread in the northwest than any other garter snake. It's kind of interesting that they do not occur west of the cascade range in WA though. They are restricted to the much drier climate found in eastern WA and Oregon.

[PINJOHN]

thank you Richard for taking the trouble to post that species/sub species map; for me it is very informative an interesting, when i get the darn printer fixed it's going on the snake room wall thanks

[ConcinusMan]

YW but it only covers the northwest. I wish I had a map showing the full extent of their range. This map doesn't actually show that there is a mountain range right down the middle of WA and OR that actually keeps the range of fitchi and concinnus separated. It's green, forested, and wet on the west side, and on the east side it's desert.

[ConcinusMan]

Found on.. er... Hulu: Hulu - Dangerous Encounters: Super Snake

[RedSidedSPR]

I WANT ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!! Freakin' mean!


YouTube - Angry Water Snake

[nitrogen15]

Hehe, water snakes are nasty. One attacked my brother's catch while he was dock-fishing.


Horned lizard vs. snakes.