Hello from Florida

[oki-inu]

I've been lurking here a little while and now that I have some garters I guess it's time to join in. I'm new to garters but not to snakes. I've loved snakes as long as I can remember.

I can't remember ever even seeing a garter snake in the wild until just last year in front of my house, haven't seen one since. I grew up in New Jersey and never saw one there. I've kept boas and small pythons and bred some corns.

I bought a male Eastern Garter (supposedly het albino) at Repticon for my son and a baby Red Spotted Garter from Don - my son claimed that for himself, too. More to come, I'm sure. Many thanks to all on this forum for the great care sheets and informative posts.

[Stefan-A]

Welcome aboard.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Hi there! Nice snakes! the second snake pictured though is actually a checkered garter, not an eastern garter. It's very possible that it's het albino though, albino checkereds are a very well established morph!

[Jeff B]

Welcome! I would agree with Shannon, looks like a checkered although it is a bit on the dark end, so I can see how it might be mistaken as an eastern, but the thin yellow/orange dorsal and the perfect square black checkers and the head and neck patten give it away as checkered to me.

[guidofatherof5]

Very nice to have you on the forum.

[infernalis]

[gregmonsta]

Greetings

[Odie]

Hi, from Oregon, oki-inu

[ConcinnusMan]

Hi, and welcome! Myself and Odie are fortunate enough to live in the heart of T.s. concinnus territory.

[oki-inu]

Hi there! Nice snakes! the second snake pictured though is actually a checkered garter, not an eastern garter. It's very possible that it's het albino though, albino checkereds are a very well established morph!

Thanks, I didn't know. I'm still new at this. I'm glad I posted the pic. The guy was selling a trio, 1 was albino, 1 was a much larger normal - probably female, and the male that I got. I didn't care if it was het, but he said it was. I didn't want all three. They were the only garters I saw at the show here in Orlando. No water snakes either.

I appreciate everyone's welcome. Thanks.