My Mom sent this picture to me. She said it was 18 inches long and fast when she tried to catch it.
Looks like a cross between a Dekay's snake and a Checkered Garter.
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Backyard Central VA Snake
Tom Anderson
Apr 18, 2006 03:47 PM
Replies (5)
shaky
Apr 18, 2006 03:59 PM
Its most likely an Eastern Garter
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shaky
Apr 18, 2006 04:02 PM
With a full belly!
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...and I think to myself, "What a wonderful world."
chrish
Apr 18, 2006 06:08 PM
That is an eastern gartersnake. They are often checkered in that area. Here's another from South Carolina.
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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, Texas
mikefuture
Apr 18, 2006 07:38 PM
Interesting specimen. I've caught checkered and striped in the same locality up here in CT. Years ago, I found a nice orange checkered female.
Colchicine
Apr 18, 2006 09:17 PM
Check out the links in my signature. The Va Herp Society has an excellent website with pictures of Va native herps, including a key. The group page is also a good way to ask people most familiar with Va native herps.
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Virginia Herping
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VaHS
Virginia Herpetological Society
http://fwie.fw.vt.edu/VHS
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