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Garter & Ribbon Snakes

Archive (read-only): Viewing posts from 2003.
Gallery Photo: S F
Gallery Photo: S F

The Garter Snake, genus (Thamnophis), is a Colubrid snake common across North America, ranging from Alaska and Canada to Central America. Garter Snakes are the single most widely distributed genus of reptile in North America due to its unparticular diet and adaptability to different habitats. Garter snakes are carnivores, their diet consisting of almost any creature that they are capable of overpowering including slugs, earthworms, leeches, lizards, amphibians, birds, fish, toads and rodents. Garter snakes often adapt to eat whatever they can find, and whenever, because food can be scarce or abundant. Here you may post messages or questions pertaining to all aspects and issues regarding the keeping, breeding, health, and conservation of all Garter and Ribbon Snakes. If you are a new user to this forum, please take the time to review the rules first before posting: Terms of Service.

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injured garter snake eating WEIRD food.......
by kyronb - Jun 10, 2003 05:40 PM
7 Jun 21, 2003 08:07 PM
by kyronb
Ribbons in DFW area
by Fred - Jun 09, 2003 10:37 PM
0 No replies
Finally it started to work
by cvonrosen - Jun 09, 2003 10:30 PM
2 Jun 10, 2003 06:23 PM
by Paul Hollander
male??? or female???
by cvonrosen - Jun 09, 2003 07:22 PM
2 Jun 09, 2003 10:49 PM
by carlo
Eastern blackneck garter snake *pic*
by Erik - NM - Jun 07, 2003 01:01 PM
6 Jun 11, 2003 01:47 PM
by Erik - NM
FLAME, Female ... Thank You Brian Macker ))
by mt - Jun 07, 2003 11:38 AM
2 Jun 07, 2003 06:11 PM
by Tom Dickinson
First time snake owner
by Michael10 - Jun 05, 2003 11:00 AM
1 Jun 11, 2003 02:58 AM
by kingmike
0 No replies
albino plains garter and anery plains
by Pikiemikie - Jun 03, 2003 08:30 PM
0 No replies
Question about Plains garter breeding
by herpin1579 - Jun 03, 2003 08:27 PM
0 No replies
Garter snake weight??
by ReptileMatt - Jun 03, 2003 09:12 AM
4 Jun 03, 2003 10:03 PM
by Brian Macker
Garter eating bird...
by Jeremy - Jun 03, 2003 08:55 AM
6 Jun 04, 2003 09:49 AM
by snakeguy88
Feeding problem.
by Jason W - Jun 03, 2003 02:19 AM
1 Jun 03, 2003 09:06 PM
by herpin1579
Shy Garter
by spreskitt - Jun 02, 2003 11:51 AM
0 No replies
Switching to mice
by NAHerps - Jun 01, 2003 04:43 PM
8 Jun 17, 2003 12:28 AM
by ssssnakeluvr
Well my last brood this year was all eggs
by Brian Macker - Jun 01, 2003 08:53 AM
1 Jun 07, 2003 05:44 PM
by Brian Macker
Odd garters lately showing up
by Langly2112 - Jun 01, 2003 12:34 AM
5 Jun 03, 2003 10:03 PM
by Langly2112
Flame headshot
by Tom Dickinson - May 31, 2003 07:41 PM
2 Jun 01, 2003 12:47 PM
by Tom Dickinson
Almost patternless flames pic
by Tom Dickinson - May 31, 2003 07:40 PM
0 No replies
a question ive been wonderin about?
by mitchellaube - May 30, 2003 12:16 PM
2 May 31, 2003 05:18 PM
by haddachoose1
Found this guy a few weeks ago...
by HD - May 30, 2003 05:41 AM
2 May 30, 2003 07:00 PM
by HD
while its raining???????
by mitchellaube - May 29, 2003 03:29 PM
0 No replies
HELP!!! HURT RIBBON SNAKE
by User - May 29, 2003 11:54 AM
3 Jun 03, 2003 11:41 AM
by User
baby red sided garter
by ssssnakeluvr - May 27, 2003 03:22 AM
0 No replies
baby red sided garter
by ssssnakeluvr - May 27, 2003 03:11 AM
0 No replies
Another one
by Tom Dickinson - May 25, 2003 03:12 PM
0 No replies
Flame x Eyrth. Female pic
by Tom Dickinson - May 25, 2003 03:10 PM
0 No replies
WC plains garter...gravid?
by jones - May 25, 2003 12:21 AM
3 Jun 13, 2003 12:31 AM
by jones
2 May 27, 2003 01:47 PM
by lazzyjeff1
1 Day Old Snow Plains Garter Baby
by pikiemikie - May 24, 2003 12:52 AM
1 May 24, 2003 03:06 AM
by GatorGal
stocking my property with snakes
by Jmolden87 - May 23, 2003 07:40 PM
8 May 30, 2003 03:24 PM
by NAHerps
Eastern ribbon snake
by gregz - May 23, 2003 07:04 PM
6 May 26, 2003 11:28 PM
by michaelb
Queen of the hill.
by tom dickinson - May 23, 2003 12:09 PM
3 May 23, 2003 11:27 PM
by tom dickinson
new female flame
by tom dickinson - May 23, 2003 12:09 PM
0 No replies
baby pic
by tom dickinson - May 23, 2003 11:32 AM
0 No replies
Flame x pics
by tom dickinson - May 23, 2003 11:31 AM
2 May 23, 2003 11:29 PM
by tom dickinson
feeding my ribbon
by guenivere03 - May 23, 2003 10:37 AM
0 No replies
Stolen flames
by Brian Macker - May 22, 2003 07:55 PM
0 No replies
My wife has cracked down on me
by Brian Macker - May 22, 2003 07:45 PM
0 No replies
Garter Snake Den Construction
by Brian Macker - May 22, 2003 07:34 PM
3 May 24, 2003 12:38 AM
by Brian Macker
Picture of a WC checkered garter snake..
by Erik - NM - May 21, 2003 04:29 PM
7 May 23, 2003 09:43 AM
by GatorGal
0 No replies
WC Garter....Pic
by Raven01 - May 21, 2003 08:57 AM
11 May 22, 2003 10:21 AM
by Raven01
another one!!
by greg woodie - May 20, 2003 11:25 PM
0 No replies
the Garters are out!!!!
by greg woodie - May 20, 2003 11:20 PM
10 May 22, 2003 07:52 AM
by Jmolden87
who has checkereds? Do you brumate? (more)
by hbluedevilh - May 20, 2003 08:33 PM
1 May 21, 2003 10:38 AM
by mred
Orange and red albino plains garters.......
by pikiemikie - May 19, 2003 10:13 PM
3 May 23, 2003 10:14 PM
by scott_felzer
Eastern blackneck garters
by pikiemikie - May 19, 2003 10:08 PM
2 May 21, 2003 04:30 PM
by Erik - NM
1 May 19, 2003 08:17 AM
by Tom Dickinson
how much do normal red-sided adults run for??? n/p
by hbluedevilh - May 17, 2003 09:49 PM
1 May 19, 2003 01:02 AM
by Sunherp
coctail shrimp? Do you ever feed it to them?
by duffy - May 17, 2003 05:14 PM
0 No replies
Super Christmas albino plains baby Pic
by scott_felzer - May 17, 2003 12:39 AM
2 May 18, 2003 03:18 PM
by scott_felzer
Red albino plains
by scott_felzer - May 17, 2003 12:35 AM
0 No replies
Christmas albino plains pic
by scott_felzer - May 17, 2003 12:31 AM
0 No replies
Feeding questions
by spreskitt - May 16, 2003 06:49 PM
1 May 16, 2003 11:45 PM
by erinszoo
green garden snakes
by zooloo - May 16, 2003 01:03 PM
7 May 26, 2003 11:42 PM
by michaelb
Brown Snakes
by atl - May 15, 2003 11:40 AM
1 May 15, 2003 10:30 PM
by snakeguy88
Can someone ID this Garter?
by opus-hannah - May 13, 2003 06:37 PM
3 May 13, 2003 09:53 PM
by opus-hannah
Forum Re-launch - PLEASE READ
by PHWyvern - May 12, 2003 12:29 PM
0 No replies
San Francisco Garter Snakes
by Corey Sawyer - Feb 10, 2003 02:44 AM
1 May 13, 2003 10:18 PM
by rick D
Northwestern Garters
by Conrad - Feb 09, 2003 05:38 PM
1 May 20, 2003 03:08 AM
by serpentlust
aney. red sided . . . .questions
by nathan23 - Feb 08, 2003 06:23 PM
1 Feb 08, 2003 06:39 PM
by tom dickinson
musk
by anuraanman - Feb 08, 2003 05:12 PM
0 No replies
Death when giving birth!
by ClausIlsoe - Feb 07, 2003 02:55 PM
0 No replies
1 May 18, 2003 12:24 AM
by cold_blooded
San Fran's are mating (PIC)
by herpconsultants2 - Feb 07, 2003 11:03 AM
1 Nov 06, 2003 12:23 AM
by ramswolf
Welcome
by PHWyvern - Feb 07, 2003 02:14 AM
0 No replies
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