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Hi! Recently my dog caught a garter while we were frisby golfing, and the snake was acting quite strange, so I brought her back with me.
The day before I was going to release her, she gave birth to 8 babies (3 stillborn)! A small litter, but still very neat! I can't believe how tiny the babies are! Anyways, these are common garters correct?
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Thanks,
Amy
You didn't say where the snake was found (city, state) which would help, but that looks like a Chicago Garter to me.
Tim
Third Eye
i second the chicago garter diagnosis.
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2 tham radix
1 Chicago Tham s. semifasciatus
2 elaphe vulpina
1 gray tiger sallie
4 Aphonopelma hentzi
2 G rosea
1 Haplo minax
Yup, found right outside of Chicago in Channahon, Illinois.
Chicago garters are a subspecies of the common garter?
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Thanks,
Amy
Yes. They are a subspecies of the Eastern Garter with the subspecies name semifasciatus. They are distinguished by the black bars on the side of the neck.
Tim
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