Quote Originally Posted by Zia View Post
I am 99.9% sure she is not a hybrid. And I would never release her. I was told she was five years old and has been in captivity that whole time. I would find a nature center or something of the sort.


Sorry for the less than perfect picture, I rely on my cell phone camera way too much.
If you were ever pressed as to what she is by someone who might have an interest in enforcing the law, then I'd suggest that your official line should be to state that she isn't a T. sirtalis species at all... The chances are that most people would be unable to identify her accurately, and if you argued that she was a T. marcianus or a T. radix morph, that they wouldn't be in a position to argue too much.

Maybe we should have a competition on the forum to come up with the closest matching species to your photograph that isn't a garter snake native to Georgia?

But I'd wait until Steve has spoken to the state herpetologist, he can get all the information you need without you raising your head above the parapet and asking questions yourself.