hey,
Are backyard ,has hundreds of Western Plains Garter snakes,we've got the backyard setup just for them,when its time to cut the grass my youngest ones,have to walk in front of the lawnmower and move them out of the way,our youngest daughter walks the neighborhood ,and finds them crossing the road ,and releases them in the backyard,this year,we've noticed that their are some of the largest Western Plains we've ever seen!!,some pushing 3ft. and a least 1in. thick,maybe its the Cicada's this year.Well a couple of weeks ago.walking the fence line,I came across a Western Plains about 12in.,i yelled for help,kids came running ,took us a bit to catch her,oh!man! this is a keeper,,standard color of most of these are black,sometimes dk.brown,,hint of very dk. green,with classic three stripes,2 yellow and the center one orange.This one,main color is soft yellowish tan,with small alternating black spots,running down its entire length,three stripes can be seen but the yellow stripes are very light,and the center stripe,a soft pastel orange,the scales on the head,are a steely gray/green,edged with fine black lines,her belly is a soft yellowish/white.I've got a digital camera,so I'll try to take some decent pics,hit or miss if i can get them downloaded on the PC,and I'll need help,putting them on this site.

She eating like a little pigger,a couple hugh nightcrawlers every other day,and 8/10 minnows a week.

I've been collecting/caring for and raising snakes some 35yrs. now,first odd/not normal looking snake I've every came across ,outside.

Joe