Hey everybody! I tend to be very new to snakes. We had one ribbon snake when I was a kid and that was because my grandfather caught it for me and my mom couldn't say no :-). I've been thinking about getting one as I've been interested in them for some time now. I was going to wait until I finished my vivarium for my anoles before getting one so the snake could just go in their big tank they have now.

However, while I was out bug hunting today for the anoles and fire-bellied toads I came across this little snake. It is probably only 6 inches long. It is quite aggressive compared to the other snakes I've come across (except for this one hog nose that we found in the wood pile). It struck at me several times without me even going near it. I've been looking at this guy trying to figure out exactly what it is. I'm guessing chances are it's a type of garter. I'm just unsure because every garter I've seen around here, adult, baby, and juvenile, have been the black and yellow striped like the ribbon snakes. I tried to get a couple of pictures of it. I figured you guys would be able to tell me if it is definitely a garter, and if so what kind (common I'm guessing...I never come across anything fancy lol).

This picture is horrible, my camera won't focus for some reason. But it gives an idea I guess.