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Originally Posted by ssssnakeluvr

Welcome to the forum!! Cool story.....sounds familiar too....have had a few excapes myself!! Where are you at? Those look like wandering garters, have tons of them here in Utah.

Utah here also. I had seen pictures of Thamnophis marcianus checkered garders that seemed very close. Now that you throw out the wandering I have found pics there that look the same also. I think your right. Given the fact you say they are common here that would make the most since.