I caught this red sided garter snake last week in Marin. I was taking my wife out to lunch when I seen it. It musked all over me, so I had to clean up before we could eat I usually do not "bag" reptiles out of the wild, but this is the nicest garter I have ever caught. Someone refered me to this forum, so I thought I would check it out. I keep some other snakes, but I have not kept a gartersnake since I was a teen(30years ago) thanks for looking