Biggest Garters - Page 2

ssssnakeluvr · 11-03-2006, 09:07 PM

and here's my 31 inch female red sided garter, slightly older pic...about 27 inches at the time of this pic.

ssssnakeluvr · 11-03-2006, 09:12 PM

....and my western terrestrial garter....33 inches long.

Sid · 11-05-2006, 07:00 AM

Open link below for an unusually marked 39 inch Eastern Garter. My largest by far.

MySpace.com - View Image

Sid

abcat1993 · 11-05-2006, 07:16 AM

What attachment?

KITKAT · 11-05-2006, 02:30 PM

My Florida Blue female was 36 inches long, and had a large section of her tail missing from a lawnmower. She was WC, and I kept her for a time, then gave her to a friend in Florida, as she was too old to breed.

abcat1993 · 11-05-2006, 02:32 PM

Do you have a pic of her with you or something to compare it to?
I am a juvenile snake now!

abcat1993 · 11-06-2006, 02:09 PM

Are eastern garter snakes the biggest type of garter? If not what is? Just wondering how big mine will get

Stefan-A · 11-06-2006, 02:18 PM

T. sirtalis is the second largest species, I think (135-140cm / 53-55"). T. gigas (Giant garter snake) would be the largest (160-165cm / 63-65"). Of course these are just the estimated maximum lengths, I doubt either actually gets that big and the males are generally a lot smaller.

If you have a male, it probably won't grow bigger than 65-70cm / 25-27".

Cazador · 11-06-2006, 03:02 PM

I was just reading a book last night that said T. gigas normally only lives to be 5-7 years old in captivity, compared to a normal lifespan of about 10 years for most other species. This is a common phenomenon, where larger organisms in a clade have reduced lifespans.

abcat1993 · 11-06-2006, 03:15 PM

Where can you find these for sale? I probably wouldn't get one but I thought they were threatened? Although I think the california red sided or some other popular California garter is threatened/endangered.

11-03-2006, 09:07 PM	#11 (permalink)
ssssnakeluvr "PM Boots For Custom Title" Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 1,778 Country:	Re: Biggest Garters and here's my 31 inch female red sided garter, slightly older pic...about 27 inches at the time of this pic.

11-03-2006, 09:12 PM	#12 (permalink)
ssssnakeluvr "PM Boots For Custom Title" Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 1,778 Country:	Re: Biggest Garters ....and my western terrestrial garter....33 inches long.

11-05-2006, 07:00 AM	#13 (permalink)
Sid Thamnophis Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,595 Country:	Re: Biggest Garters Open link below for an unusually marked 39 inch Eastern Garter. My largest by far. MySpace.com - View Image Sid

11-05-2006, 07:16 AM	#14 (permalink)
abcat1993 Old and wise snake Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North of Chicago IL, US Posts: 867 Country:	Re: Biggest Garters What attachment? __________________ 0.1 Jack Russell Terrier 1.0 rough skinned newt 1.0.0 eastern garter http://www.winnetka36.org/ci/ci_name.htm

11-05-2006, 02:30 PM	#15 (permalink)
KITKAT Old and wise snake Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 883 Country:	Re: Biggest Garters My Florida Blue female was 36 inches long, and had a large section of her tail missing from a lawnmower. She was WC, and I kept her for a time, then gave her to a friend in Florida, as she was too old to breed. __________________ KitKat "Acts of kindness should never be random."

11-05-2006, 02:32 PM	#16 (permalink)
abcat1993 Old and wise snake Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North of Chicago IL, US Posts: 867 Country:	Re: Biggest Garters Do you have a pic of her with you or something to compare it to? I am a juvenile snake now! __________________ 0.1 Jack Russell Terrier 1.0 rough skinned newt 1.0.0 eastern garter http://www.winnetka36.org/ci/ci_name.htm Last edited by abcat1993 : 11-05-2006 at 02:33 PM. Reason: Juvenile snake = YAYing

11-06-2006, 02:09 PM	#17 (permalink)
abcat1993 Old and wise snake Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North of Chicago IL, US Posts: 867 Country:	Re: Biggest Garters Are eastern garter snakes the biggest type of garter? If not what is? Just wondering how big mine will get __________________ 0.1 Jack Russell Terrier 1.0 rough skinned newt 1.0.0 eastern garter http://www.winnetka36.org/ci/ci_name.htm

11-06-2006, 02:18 PM	#18 (permalink)
Stefan-A The Prince of Insufficient Light. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern Finland Posts: 4,801 Country:	Re: Biggest Garters T. sirtalis is the second largest species, I think (135-140cm / 53-55"). T. gigas (Giant garter snake) would be the largest (160-165cm / 63-65"). Of course these are just the estimated maximum lengths, I doubt either actually gets that big and the males are generally a lot smaller. If you have a male, it probably won't grow bigger than 65-70cm / 25-27".

11-06-2006, 03:02 PM	#19 (permalink)
Cazador Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Alaska, USA Posts: 1,608 Country:	Re: Biggest Garters I was just reading a book last night that said T. gigas normally only lives to be 5-7 years old in captivity, compared to a normal lifespan of about 10 years for most other species. This is a common phenomenon, where larger organisms in a clade have reduced lifespans.

11-06-2006, 03:15 PM	#20 (permalink)
abcat1993 Old and wise snake Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North of Chicago IL, US Posts: 867 Country:	Re: Biggest Garters Where can you find these for sale? I probably wouldn't get one but I thought they were threatened? Although I think the california red sided or some other popular California garter is threatened/endangered. __________________ 0.1 Jack Russell Terrier 1.0 rough skinned newt 1.0.0 eastern garter http://www.winnetka36.org/ci/ci_name.htm

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