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Originally Posted by Gijs & Sabine
Welcome to this site, Brittany.
I also think it's a fitchi, but it's definitly a very nice looking snake 
Sabine |
Does anyone know the specific areas these snakes are found in? I'm looking on the internet but I can't find what I'm looking for and my mind is a little blank for the words I'm looking for. I would really love to find out more about them.
Brittany.
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Nevermind that question above because I found some information. I do live in Western Washington. I would love it if someone could explain the differences to me, possibly in pictures of these two definitions.( sources from
eNature: FieldGuides: Species Detail )
This is what I think 'it' is. ( I just wonder if these are ever found in Western Washington.)
Valley (
T. s. fitchi), brown or dark gray with well-defined back stripe, top of head black; c. and n. California (except area noted for California population of Red-spotted), nw. Nevada, sw. and e. Oregon, Idaho, nc. Utah, w. Montana, and Washington east of the Cascades through British Columbia to se. Alaska.
or here is the Puget Sound Garter
Puget Sound (
T. s. pickeringii), resembles Red-spotted, except back stripe largely confined to 1 scale row instead of 2 and top of head dark; Vancouver Island, adjacent coastal sw. British Columbia and w. Washington.
Thank you everyone!
Brittany