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hey guys, two days ago i found this big girl sunning herself on my drive way. I'm 99.9% sure she is infact a garter but her pattern is awesome. i was wondering if this would be a completely new morph or if this is a common morph that ive come across maybe partially leucistic? here are some pictures

or maybe hypo i dont really know though because the snake for the most part lacks all checkered pattern.

What state do you live in ? What normal colored species do you find in the area where this one was found ? Congrats on a cool snake.

Scott
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Albino Garter Snake

Last question, what color are the eyes ?

I live in south jersey near the pinelands. it has red eyes but not like a true albino pink red, there like an auburn color. Also, for the most part all the garters around here look like your typical eastern. we get some real pretty ones but never any that look like this big girl. Ill take a couple close ups of her head for you tonight.

cool looking snake, would definately like to see those close up head shots.
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Jeff Benfer
gartersnakemorph.com

do you sell it? if not I would like to make an offer, please contact me
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Jeff Benfer
gartersnakemorph.com

Awesome looking snake. And its looking to me like some sort of garter. You can clearly see a dorsal stripe on it as well as some side stripes. And you can see the brown zig-zagging its way up the sides there. Maybe a combination of genes in there? I'm not real big on garter genetics, but I am pretty good with corns. Looks to me like it could be similar to around a butter corn snake which is the combination of amelanistic and caramel or an amber which is the combination of hypo and caramel.

Looking at it a bit more, though, maybe its some sort of intergrade or hybrid? While all of the patterning and everything sure looks like a garter to me, that head is just slightly off from what I can see. Almost looks like the head's just not quite... I guess wide enough?

does look a bit like a yellow rat snake, doesn't it? the head isn't quite right but it could just be that pic, would still like to see head close up shots though.
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Jeff Benfer
gartersnakemorph.com

It is definitely a garter snake everyone. It's just that it is different from any eastern garter I have ever seen, and easterns is what you would find in Jersey.

First thing I thought of was an Eastern garter x Northern brown snake. Both are live bearing and inhabit the same areas
Just a thought
Ed

It's definitely a garter. no doubt in my mind!

I call for a genetic profile on that snake!

My first thought from the pictures presented is actually a kingsnake. But If it's actually wild caught from where the original poster lives I'd say that's highly unlikely. The close picture of the head and seeing the scales on the head will without a doubt tell us what it is.

That is amazing. I have never seen a garter quite like that one.

You know, the more I look at it, the more it seems like it could be dekayi.