Hi. Thanks for the replys.



Sonya ... just an fyi... I do NOT have a blue STRIPED garter. I found out earler this year when I went to order some garters from Scott F. that there are TWO speices of blue garter in florida.



I wanted to link to the site but.... the webpage is weird... it always displays the main site link no matter what page your on so you can't link directly to the artical.

Anyway... go to this site: http://www.thamnophis.com



click on articals, then on the little english button, then you will see a list of articals... the one that discribes the two spieces is 8 down. "Some remarks to the distinction between Blue-striped Garter (Thamnophis sirtalis SIMILIS) and "Florida blue" (Thamnophis sirtalis SIRTALIS)"



Also if you go into the gallery and scroll down to the T. sirtalis ssp. ... click on the 2nd pic where it says T. s. sirtalis (unusual color varations and normals)

The very first pic under there is very close to what I am getting... black background .. yellow stripes.



now go back a page and scroll down... about the 12th little pic you will see "Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis (florida blue)" same exact speices name... different color. This is what my female is.



Going back out you will see at the 13th picture slot the Thamnophis sirtalis similis... true blue stripe... which is NOT what I currently have.. though I am buying a mated pair (seperate purchase I'm getting 6 new snakes total)



I just found this page recently.

I wanted to make sure the adult male (the black with yellow strieps) that I am buying was not one that could be found in colorado... so I'll probally have to explane this again to my local reptile store if they produce babies and I go to sell them. They won't sell local. I have to explane that the local is T s. P something or other which is red sided subspeices.



Ok have I confused anyone yet? :D

- Sharon

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