new snake owner says hello

bigdaddydan74 · 10-28-2006, 07:19 PM

greetings to everyone. just got a garter from a friend and was doing some research and found this forum. imm sure it will be a great help!!!

felicianolis · 10-28-2006, 07:31 PM

You are welcome in this forum! ;-D

ssssnakeluvr · 10-28-2006, 07:32 PM

Hello and welcome to the forum!!! What kind of garter did you get?? Hope we can be of any help to ya!!!

bigdaddydan74 · 10-28-2006, 07:34 PM

not sure yet, trying to find out it came from found it in idaho it has red checker sort of.

bigdaddydan74 · 10-28-2006, 07:37 PM

i will post some pics early next week

ssssnakeluvr · 10-28-2006, 07:37 PM

Welcome to the forum!! If the garter you got was from Idaho and has red on it, it's a valley garter, thamnophis sirtalis fitchi. I grew up in Idaho, small town of Cascadem 75 miles north of Boise. I used to catch them up there. I currently have a large female valley garter....32 inches long!!

bigdaddydan74 · 10-28-2006, 07:39 PM

this one is about 24 inches

ssssnakeluvr · 10-28-2006, 08:03 PM

that's the average size I used to find, males tend to be smaller. I had a friend out south of Boise that was almost 4 ft long! He sent it to Scott Felzer, but it passed away...

do you know where in Idaho it was found??

bigdaddydan74 · 10-28-2006, 08:06 PM

around the post falls/coeur d'alene area

ssssnakeluvr · 10-28-2006, 08:12 PM

Pretty country up there!!! Valley garters are primarily amphibian eaters, mainly frogs. They normally take fish ok too. My female takes frozen/thawed fish and pinkie rats.

10-28-2006, 07:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
bigdaddydan74 Hi, I'm New Here! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: spokane washington Posts: 14 Country:	new snake owner says hello greetings to everyone. just got a garter from a friend and was doing some research and found this forum. imm sure it will be a great help!!!

10-28-2006, 07:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
felicianolis Never shed Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pescara Posts: 34 Country:	Re: new snake owner says hello You are welcome in this forum! ;-D

10-28-2006, 07:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
ssssnakeluvr "PM Boots For Custom Title" Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 1,478 Country:	Re: new snake owner says hello Hello and welcome to the forum!!! What kind of garter did you get?? Hope we can be of any help to ya!!!

10-28-2006, 07:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
bigdaddydan74 Hi, I'm New Here! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: spokane washington Posts: 14 Country:	Re: new snake owner says hello not sure yet, trying to find out it came from found it in idaho it has red checker sort of.

10-28-2006, 07:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
bigdaddydan74 Hi, I'm New Here! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: spokane washington Posts: 14 Country:	Re: new snake owner says hello i will post some pics early next week

10-28-2006, 07:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
ssssnakeluvr "PM Boots For Custom Title" Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 1,478 Country:	Re: new snake owner says hello Welcome to the forum!! If the garter you got was from Idaho and has red on it, it's a valley garter, thamnophis sirtalis fitchi. I grew up in Idaho, small town of Cascadem 75 miles north of Boise. I used to catch them up there. I currently have a large female valley garter....32 inches long!!

10-28-2006, 07:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
bigdaddydan74 Hi, I'm New Here! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: spokane washington Posts: 14 Country:	Re: new snake owner says hello this one is about 24 inches

10-28-2006, 08:03 PM	#8 (permalink)
ssssnakeluvr "PM Boots For Custom Title" Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 1,478 Country:	Re: new snake owner says hello that's the average size I used to find, males tend to be smaller. I had a friend out south of Boise that was almost 4 ft long! He sent it to Scott Felzer, but it passed away... do you know where in Idaho it was found??

10-28-2006, 08:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
bigdaddydan74 Hi, I'm New Here! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: spokane washington Posts: 14 Country:	Re: new snake owner says hello around the post falls/coeur d'alene area

10-28-2006, 08:12 PM	#10 (permalink)
ssssnakeluvr "PM Boots For Custom Title" Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 1,478 Country:	Re: new snake owner says hello Pretty country up there!!! Valley garters are primarily amphibian eaters, mainly frogs. They normally take fish ok too. My female takes frozen/thawed fish and pinkie rats.

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