No two garters look exactly the same, so finding different ones is in your favor for sure there.

"Morphs" is just a fancy word to differentiate from "Normal"

I kinda like the word, it's almost sci fi "Captain the planet is overrun by morphs!"

The only way you will ever know if that rock has a green or a red or a white garter snake under it is to flip it over and look.

Now on the other hand, there may be a milk snake, rattlesnake, copperhead or moccasin under there insead.........

I am not trying to scare you Gertie, honest I'm not... All kidding aside, take an old ski pole or a golf club with you, gently use the stick to lift the rock, log or debris, that way if it is something besides a garter under there, you have your distance.

Other small species that are common to find, Red Belly snakes and my personal favorite Dekay Brown Snakes.

Red Belly snakes are really difficult to keep long term, so much that we let ours go, she was miserable in captivity and it tore me up to see her so sad and frumpy all the time..

Dekays, well they make super pets, they have all kinds of personality, small in size, cute and mine seem to be just fine in captivity.

Now go forth, flip over everything in sight, and be sure to tell us all about what you found...