Hello from Reptastic!

aSnakeLovinBabe · 01-08-2008, 08:27 PM

Hi there! I'm a Super Moderator over at reptastic.com, but as it turns out I am a thamnophis specialist! I just found the site, and am VERY glad to have! I keep thamnophis of many varieties and discovered a new exciting eastern garter this summer that is most LIKELY an extreme hypomelanistic individual!

Here is a picture:

adamanteus · 01-09-2008, 01:15 PM

Hi Shannon, and welcome to the forum.

Nice looking snake.

Stefan-A · 01-09-2008, 01:30 PM

Welcome aboard, Shannon.

That's indeed a very nice looking eastern and this is coming from someone who has a general dislike of the whitish morphs.

It must be that it doesn't have the red eyes that the amelanistic ones have, combined with a very nice pattern.

adamanteus · 01-09-2008, 01:31 PM

Is it just me, or does that 'Eastern' actually look like a pallidulus?

GarterGuy · 01-09-2008, 01:37 PM

Howdy and welcome to the forum. It's always nice to get others who are REALLY into garters on here, so we have someone's brain to pic.

Very nice looking specimen. Where was it found? That might help with the possibility of it being a pallidulus as James mentioned.

Stefan-A · 01-09-2008, 01:54 PM

Could be a pallidulus. Where was it found?

Odie · 01-09-2008, 02:19 PM

Hi, from Oregon, Shannon

Sid · 01-09-2008, 02:42 PM

Shannon, welcome to the forum. Great looking speciman. I'd love to find one like that here in South Carolina.

gregmonsta · 01-09-2008, 03:38 PM

Welcome

that snake is gorgeous.

drache · 01-09-2008, 03:58 PM

welcome to the forum, Shannon
that is a fantastic snake
while I'm no ID expert by any stretch
and also not that familiar with easterns
this does look a lot like an hypomelanistic version of my maritime
very nice
do you have more photos of wonderful snakes like that?
please don't hold back . . .

01-08-2008, 08:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
aSnakeLovinBabe The Serpentine Queen Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,356	Hello from Reptastic! Hi there! I'm a Super Moderator over at reptastic.com, but as it turns out I am a thamnophis specialist! I just found the site, and am VERY glad to have! I keep thamnophis of many varieties and discovered a new exciting eastern garter this summer that is most LIKELY an extreme hypomelanistic individual! Here is a picture:

01-09-2008, 01:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
adamanteus Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cheshire. (Near Manchester). Posts: 9,055	Re: Hello from Reptastic! Hi Shannon, and welcome to the forum. Nice looking snake. __________________ James.

01-09-2008, 01:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
Stefan-A Moderator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern Finland Posts: 6,384	Re: Hello from Reptastic! Welcome aboard, Shannon. That's indeed a very nice looking eastern and this is coming from someone who has a general dislike of the whitish morphs. It must be that it doesn't have the red eyes that the amelanistic ones have, combined with a very nice pattern.

01-09-2008, 01:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
adamanteus Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cheshire. (Near Manchester). Posts: 9,055	Re: Hello from Reptastic! Is it just me, or does that 'Eastern' actually look like a pallidulus? __________________ James.

01-09-2008, 01:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
GarterGuy Brother Snake Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lancaster,PA Posts: 1,356	Re: Hello from Reptastic! Howdy and welcome to the forum. It's always nice to get others who are REALLY into garters on here, so we have someone's brain to pic. Very nice looking specimen. Where was it found? That might help with the possibility of it being a pallidulus as James mentioned. __________________ *Roy* 1.1 T.s.pickeringi 0.1 T.s.concinnus 0.0.2 T.s.pallidulus

01-09-2008, 01:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
Stefan-A Moderator Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern Finland Posts: 6,384	Re: Hello from Reptastic! Could be a pallidulus. Where was it found?

01-09-2008, 02:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
Odie Adult snake Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 621	Re: Hello from Reptastic! Hi, from Oregon, Shannon

01-09-2008, 02:42 PM	#8 (permalink)
Sid Thamnophis Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,960	Re: Hello from Reptastic! Shannon, welcome to the forum. Great looking speciman. I'd love to find one like that here in South Carolina. __________________ Sid 9.14 T. s sirtalis, 2.2. T. s pinkeringii, 1.1 T. e vagrans, 1.1 T. s parietalis, 1.0 T. s sackenii- Peninsular Ribbon

01-09-2008, 03:38 PM	#9 (permalink)
gregmonsta "Fourth shed In Progress" Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 798	Re: Hello from Reptastic! Welcome that snake is gorgeous. __________________ 1.1.0 Oregon red-spot 1.0.0 Red-sided 1.0.0 Plains http://www.myspace.com/thresholdsicks

01-09-2008, 03:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
drache Ophiuchus rhea Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 4,839	Re: Hello from Reptastic! welcome to the forum, Shannon that is a fantastic snake while I'm no ID expert by any stretch and also not that familiar with easterns this does look a lot like an hypomelanistic version of my maritime very nice do you have more photos of wonderful snakes like that? please don't hold back . . . __________________ rhea "Life is just one damn thing after another." Mark Twain

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