Welcome to thamnophis.com, Savannah. It seems that there are quite a few Washintonians who enjoy keeping garter snakes
. Here's a nice place to start gathering information about garter snake husbandry (
http://www.thamnophis.com/caresheets...ake_Care_Sheet), and you'll find quite a bit more by using the "search" button directly under the "forum" tab, above. There are also many friendly and knowledgable people online who will do their best to answer any other questions that might arise. Hope you like it here,
Rick