Wandering garters *pics*

[Vanan]

Snapshots of a trio of Thamnophis elegans vagrans we found during our recent camp trip at Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park. Was hoping to find some here as I have yet to see one this year. They seem to stay real close to the river system. True enough, these ones were found <100m from the shore of Lake Diefenbaker.

<img src="http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v167/Vanan/Snakes/SKlandingvagrans1a.jpg">
Gravid female.

<img src="http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v167/Vanan/Snakes/SKlandingvagrans2a.jpg">
Another gravid female.

<img src="http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v167/Vanan/Snakes/SKlandingvagrans2b.jpg">
Close-up of 2nd female.

<img src="http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v167/Vanan/Snakes/SKlandingvagrans3a.jpg">
Nice, wide-striped male.

We did find another gravid female (with an infected eye) but didn't have the camera handy. :)

[Simon]

nice find~
and as always nice shots~!

[Vanan]

Thanks man!

[Oliverian]

Nice! Did ya get musked?? ;) The ones around here always musk, but thats because you have to pry them off trees and out of grass. :D

-TammyR

[Vanan]

Oh yea! Was nice to smell the familiar smell of BC. lol! We've had our fair share of garter musk while herping in BC. Never herped without a roll of paper towel and hand sanitizer! lol

[JD@reptiles]

yet agian. you make a gartersnake look beautiful. :P. they are pretty snakes.

[Jonathan Crowe]

Paper towels? Hand sanitizer?

Wusses.

Just lick the musk off your hands and carry on.

(Okay. Maybe I'm just a <em>little</em> too used to garter musk.)

[Vanan]

LOL! :p

[Oliverian]

The last pic looks like my Kobe. I'll get some pics up for ya Vanan!

-TammyR

[Vanan]

Can't wait!