Any Idea what this might be?

[dashnu]

I have seen this garter behind my house about 10 times now. And I have always noticed the "white" scales. This time I decided to catch it and take some photos and stick it back under a rock.

These scales look perfectly normal except white and start at its tail and go all way up to its head just randomly.









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Thanks.

[jitami]

Interesting! Scarred area?

[dashnu]

Interesting! Scarred area?

Yea im not sure.. I dont think it is from an injury do to the white spots it has all over its body.. An injury would not be spread out like this I dont think..

[anji1971]

Wow.......it looks like it's actually a pigmentation issue. Can snakes have "birthmarks", so to speak??

[dashnu]

Wow.......it looks like it's actually a pigmentation issue. Can snakes have "birthmarks", so to speak??

haha, got me. Thats why I posted it. Never seen anything like it around here.

[infernalis]

That does look like a random lack of pigments.

And no it does not look like any injuries

However, This is the first time I have seen that.

[drache]

Scott Felzer has a male anery plains with irregular white patches
doesn't look like this one, but same sort of thing
he's got it listed as piebald

[Lori P]

Very, very cool Brett! I was thinking piebald too.

[GartersRock]

Hmmmm.... I'm interested.

Can I have her. lol!

[ssssnakeluvr]

looks like a piebald garter!!! check out piebald ball pythons...random patches of white....