hmm?? Eastern Sound blues lol.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

There is a area of my city were all the Easterns have atleast some blue to them, but I've seen a few with extreme amount of blue. Last summer I saw a DOR female that had neon blue checkering and a neon blue stripe going th entire length of the body, with a little blue on the face. I know its not as extreme as the blues in Florida but its pretty good for coming as far North as Massachusetts. Also I'm sure that with selective breeding you could increase the blue. One of my garters is from this area, he's got blue checkering and shows a decent amount of blue. It shows best after a shed, and considering that ones in shed now I'll try to get some pictures if you'd all like when he sheds.

If it was dead... the reason it was blue was most likely because it was dead.... I found a BRIGHT blue dead garter on my grandparents farm that was hit by a lawnmower. I freaked thinking oh my gosh I could have found this GORGEOUS blue snake while it was still alive. then I found another dead snake.... that was blue. THEN another.... and then it clicked. They turn blue after death. In fact I just found a dead one in my yard that was in the process of turning blue. I have found some easterns in my area that have light blue checkering.... they are lovely!

[Brewster320]

If it was dead... the reason it was blue was most likely because it was dead.... I found a BRIGHT blue dead garter on my grandparents farm that was hit by a lawnmower. I freaked thinking oh my gosh I could have found this GORGEOUS blue snake while it was still alive. then I found another dead snake.... that was blue. THEN another.... and then it clicked. They turn blue after death. In fact I just found a dead one in my yard that was in the process of turning blue. I have found some easterns in my area that have light blue checkering.... they are lovely!

That could be it but I've seen live garters in the area with blue too so I'm not sure. I don't know how long they take to turn blue either though, but this one was pretty fresh. Still bleedng but clearly dead.

I should probably go out herping there soon and see what I can find.