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b1eagar
at Wed Sep 7 10:54:03 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by b1eagar ]
This is a Valley Garter or possible integrade with the redspot from
the Columbia River Gorge. Pure looking redspots (ie. no side stripes)
have been found within the same area.
Here is another Valley garter that was found about 12 feet away
from the one above. This one lacks so much red on the head.
>>I'd have to look where Springfield, Oregon is on a map to give
>>you a guess. They look more like California Redsided or Valley garters
>>than they do Oregon Redspotted. If Springfield is in southwestern
>>Oregon then I would say California Redsided. If Springfield is
>>in Eastern, Northeastern or northcentral Oregon I would say Valley.
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>>>>I dropped by a friends property in Springfield, Oregon while on vacation last week.. She offered to take me out to herp her property, so I told her i'd love some Red Spot garters, as they are among my favorites.. We managed to find a single pair during the hottest part of the day.. I was pretty certain they were Oregon Red Spots, until I saw some photos of some Red Sideds that looked exactly like them... Which do you think they are?
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>>>>They both shed on the trip home. The female is very large, around 3ft and already took a jumbo f/t mouse. Male is much much smaller(natureally), around 2ft, but is much nicer looking...
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Here is a Valley Garter from the Gorge. - b1eagar, Wed Sep 7 10:54:03 2005