What a pretty girl! My boyfriend and I just recently found what appears to be a male T. Ordinoides (Northwestern). It's so much fun finding garters, and even more fun when they become a part of your family.

Do be careful with the cats, as Steve said. My cat doesn't care about my little boy (Cuddles, also Northwestern) if I'm with him, but if I'm not there he starts to show more interest, so I have to keep a close eye on him all the time. He seems to think that Cuddles is a wiggly piece of string.

My house is a zoo!
I love having a zoo My family has a cat and a dog and two goldfish, but when you walk in my room there are two beta fish, 20+ community fish, 2 adult snails, 30 baby snails, 2 hermit crabs, a cat, and a snake. I have a zoo in my bedroom!