Here are the pics I took when she came in... though I must say I do not feel that axanthic is the correct term for it. This animal does not lack yellow pigment. She's got a good bit of it running down along her sides, some on her cheeks, and also orange between some scales. I have taken to calling her simply, "blue phase" chicago. It actually seems to be that there is an unnatural amount of blue, like a blue wash, that is overshadowing the normal pigments, as opposed to a simple lack of color. I believe a normal chicago garter snake that simply missed out on yellow pigment would appear like a de-saturated version of the normally brown and yellow snake. She's the most unpredictable and MEAN garter I have. In the pics, she's got some cobweb stuck to her face, due to her non stop attempts to bite me and swinging her head around through plants! She is hard to take a picture of because she refuses to sit still. She just wants to bite you!

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