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Garter & Ribbon Snakes

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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My Eastern Blackneck
by sirtalis01 - Sep 21, 2009 09:07 PM
1 Sep 25, 2009 05:28 AM
by cochran
New pic of male Iowa albino plains
by boxienuts - Sep 13, 2009 10:48 PM
1 Sep 18, 2009 03:43 PM
by scott_felzer
Nebraska albino female
by boxienuts - Sep 13, 2009 10:48 PM
0 No replies
Meet Blossom!
by asnakelovinbabe - Sep 13, 2009 10:44 PM
3 Sep 20, 2009 06:57 PM
by asnakelovinbabe
What type of Garter snake is this?? help
by elishkamo - Sep 08, 2009 08:08 PM
2 Sep 08, 2009 10:25 PM
by elishkamo
Puget Sound Garter Colors
by scaledverts - Sep 03, 2009 01:58 PM
1 Sep 03, 2009 06:36 PM
by asnakelovinbabe
Granite Checkerd's
by jcherry - Aug 28, 2009 12:32 PM
2 Aug 30, 2009 09:35 AM
by jcherry
My well travelled new additions
by Spankenstyne - Aug 28, 2009 12:30 PM
5 Sep 15, 2009 01:26 PM
by quasimoto
My current collection.
by Mike_Spencer - Aug 25, 2009 02:25 AM
8 Aug 27, 2009 02:18 PM
by Mike_Spencer
Rainbow concinnus
by asnakelovinbabe - Aug 23, 2009 04:03 PM
3 Aug 27, 2009 07:49 AM
by scott_felzer
Infernalis
by boxienuts - Aug 23, 2009 11:12 AM
0 No replies
my female red radix
by ianrambell - Aug 20, 2009 06:28 PM
6 Aug 27, 2009 04:31 PM
by ianrambell
Santa Cruz pics
by scott_felzer - Aug 12, 2009 08:42 PM
9 Aug 17, 2009 04:21 PM
by asnakelovinbabe
Coast garter pics
by scott_felzer - Aug 12, 2009 08:37 PM
3 Aug 14, 2009 10:33 AM
by scott_felzer
Santa Cruz Garters Breeding Today
by tspuckler - Aug 10, 2009 12:14 PM
1 Aug 16, 2009 09:00 AM
by dekaybrown
food for baby
by WABJR - Aug 09, 2009 07:47 PM
2 Aug 16, 2009 08:58 AM
by dekaybrown
Worlds first female snow red-sided
by boxienuts - Aug 02, 2009 03:22 PM
3 Aug 16, 2009 09:12 AM
by dekaybrown
additions: blue infernalis & MUCH MORE
by asnakelovinbabe - Jul 29, 2009 12:26 AM
7 Oct 07, 2009 05:05 AM
by varanid
Some recent additions
by boxienuts - Jul 26, 2009 02:34 PM
9 Jul 29, 2009 05:59 AM
by SjoerdVanVeen
Albino eastern garter-new strain found
by scott_felzer - Jul 21, 2009 11:43 PM
10 Aug 18, 2010 03:15 PM
by Concinnitor
So who wants some CANDY?!
by asnakelovinbabe - Jul 21, 2009 01:02 AM
1 Jul 21, 2009 03:56 PM
by scott_felzer
stripeless eastern
by sirtalis01 - Jul 18, 2009 10:00 PM
1 Jul 19, 2009 04:44 PM
by tspuckler
Litter of Santa Cruz Garters Born Today
by tspuckler - Jul 16, 2009 01:14 PM
5 Jul 20, 2009 08:16 PM
by asnakelovinbabe
hyper-melanistic?
by cochran - Jul 14, 2009 06:46 PM
2 Jul 15, 2009 09:40 AM
by ssssnakeluver
How great care transforms a garter!
by asnakelovinbabe - Jul 10, 2009 09:12 PM
2 Jul 12, 2009 11:36 AM
by asnakelovinbabe
20 gallon long or Exo Terra?
by LisaJ - Jul 08, 2009 05:48 PM
1 Jul 11, 2009 12:26 PM
by mt
Erythristic eastern feeding
by mikefedzen - Jul 07, 2009 08:20 PM
1 Jul 07, 2009 10:54 PM
by sirtalis01
HR669 and Garters
by LisaJ - Jul 05, 2009 08:16 PM
3 Jul 11, 2009 12:31 PM
by mt
New Photos of 08/09's
by asnakelovinbabe - Jul 05, 2009 04:11 PM
0 No replies
field trip
by sirtalis01 - Jul 02, 2009 05:07 PM
5 Jul 15, 2009 10:31 PM
by sirtalis01
Thank you Scott Felzer!
by dekaybrown - Jul 01, 2009 09:32 AM
5 Jul 02, 2009 06:38 PM
by boxienuts
Erythristic albino # 6
by scott_felzer - Jun 30, 2009 10:38 PM
6 Jul 07, 2009 10:40 AM
by scott_felzer
Erythristic albino # 7 pic
by scott_felzer - Jun 30, 2009 10:35 PM
0 No replies
Erythristic albino 09 pic
by scott_felzer - Jun 30, 2009 10:30 PM
1 Jun 30, 2009 10:31 PM
by scott_felzer
Erythristic eastern-Myrtle Beach blood
by scott_felzer - Jun 30, 2009 10:27 PM
5 Jul 09, 2009 04:22 PM
by SurfinSerpents
Orange flame eastern-very nice
by scott_felzer - Jun 30, 2009 10:24 PM
2 Jul 09, 2009 04:48 PM
by SurfinSerpents
Att: Rick
by boxienuts - Jun 30, 2009 09:17 PM
0 No replies
albino checkered personality
by LisaJ - Jun 28, 2009 08:44 PM
9 Jul 09, 2009 04:42 PM
by SurfinSerpents
babies!!
by TomDickinson - Jun 28, 2009 09:06 AM
1 Jun 28, 2009 02:11 PM
by boxienuts
Funny Story
by flavor - Jun 27, 2009 12:31 PM
5 Jun 28, 2009 01:15 AM
by ssssnakeluver
Still waiting
by boxienuts - Jun 27, 2009 11:51 AM
0 No replies
Low red parietalis young
by SjoerdVanVeen - Jun 27, 2009 09:00 AM
0 No replies
High red parietalis young!
by SjoerdVanVeen - Jun 27, 2009 08:55 AM
2 Jul 01, 2009 07:00 AM
by SjoerdVanVeen
new plains
by ssssnakeluver - Jun 27, 2009 01:58 AM
4 Jun 27, 2009 12:22 PM
by ssssnakeluver
16 Red Striped Babies!
by asnakelovinbabe - Jun 26, 2009 10:34 PM
3 Jun 27, 2009 09:25 AM
by asnakelovinbabe
more pics!!
by TOMDICKINSON - Jun 26, 2009 05:37 PM
4 Jun 27, 2009 03:04 PM
by TOMDICKINSON
pics!!!!
by TOMDICKINSON - Jun 26, 2009 05:35 PM
2 Jun 27, 2009 06:26 AM
by SjoerdVanVeen
Check out my latest Vid!
by asnakelovinbabe - Jun 25, 2009 09:47 PM
0 No replies
Blais Flame
by sirtalis01 - Jun 24, 2009 08:05 PM
5 Jun 25, 2009 11:47 AM
by sirtalis01
Hypo/Normal Checkered comparison
by brhaco - Jun 23, 2009 04:40 PM
2 Jun 25, 2009 09:16 PM
by asnakelovinbabe
sushi anyone?
by celticvamp - Jun 22, 2009 11:11 PM
1 Jun 23, 2009 08:19 AM
by leehafley
Erythristic albino pics
by scott_felzer - Jun 22, 2009 05:26 PM
11 Jun 24, 2009 10:31 PM
by boxienuts
yesterdays find
by sirtalis01 - Jun 20, 2009 11:32 AM
0 No replies
2 wild caught garters
by sirtalis01 - Jun 19, 2009 07:41 AM
0 No replies
Some of the 2009 babies.
by dekaybrown - Jun 18, 2009 11:04 PM
6 Jun 22, 2009 01:47 AM
by dekaybrown
New updated pictures!
by asnakelovinbabe - Jun 17, 2009 09:36 PM
6 Jun 19, 2009 05:15 PM
by asnakelovinbabe
Eastern Garter Pictures gravid or not?
by BradleySturgeon - Jun 14, 2009 06:39 PM
8 Jun 21, 2009 01:33 PM
by BradleySturgeon
Updated pic of worlds first snow
by boxienuts - Jun 13, 2009 09:12 PM
10 Jun 17, 2009 08:01 PM
by asnakelovinbabe
Strange unexpected find this morning
by boxienuts - Jun 13, 2009 09:03 PM
3 Jun 16, 2009 12:07 PM
by dekaybrown
Axanthic Plains from Hamburg
by asnakelovinbabe - Jun 13, 2009 08:05 PM
1 Jun 17, 2009 06:58 PM
by dekaybrown
CB 09 Similis babies
by scott_felzer - Jun 13, 2009 07:43 PM
7 Jun 14, 2009 06:37 AM
by Scott_Felzer
He ate!
by varanid - Jun 11, 2009 09:13 PM
3 Jun 17, 2009 09:10 PM
by dekaybrown
Female albino flame.. updated pics
by TOMDICKINSON - Jun 11, 2009 05:27 PM
1 Jun 11, 2009 05:28 PM
by TOMDICKINSON
Male albino flame updated pics
by TOMDICKINSON - Jun 08, 2009 07:13 PM
7 Jun 10, 2009 11:01 PM
by Scott_felzer
Ribbon snake setup
by varanid - Jun 08, 2009 04:15 PM
3 Jun 11, 2009 08:53 AM
by varanid
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