male or female?

[Muslim1]

Male or Female?IMAG0081.jpg

[BLUESIRTALIS]

See if you can get a pic with the tail straightened out so we can see a little better. I'm about 98% it's a male because I don't really see a taper. You also said it was around 18" and slender which is about right for an adult male.

[guidofatherof5]

Male. T. radix - Plains Garter Snake

[Muslim1]

Male. T. radix - Plains Garter Snake

I sent the same photo to Scott F. who said it was female. Weird.

Steve

[chris-uk]

I sent the same photo to Scott F. who said it was female. Weird.

Steve

Not really weird. Sexing from a photo is somewhat subjective, and your photo is not the best angle. Some people are better than others as well, and if it's a radix I'd usually consider Steve's opinion to be one of the most reliable.
To be more certain post a picture with a straighter tail, and also one of the head.

[Martinz21]

I will keep this thread going I think it is a male but more opinions aren't a bad thing. What do you think? IMGP1303.jpg

[guidofatherof5]

I will keep this thread going I think it is a male but more opinions aren't a bad thing. What do you think? IMGP1303.jpg

I would say you are correct.

[guidofatherof5]

This is a great thread to study the differences.

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/bree...xing-pics.html

[EKS56]

Male

[guidofatherof5]

Looking at this tail you can see that there is no taper from the vent/cloaca for 10 scales. This is a very classic male tail.