Profile: Red

[redsided]

Alright, fine, I'll make one too! I have 5 snakes, but I'm making one for Red because he's the one who will be changing.

He's a "flame" eastern garter snake. He was born in May (I think), and gets redder with every shed!

He is a sweet, calm snake, smaller then the rest for some reason. (9-10 inches) He is very "tame" but will bite me if he feels like it. Just a little casual nip, though, to get the message across.:rolleyes:

He gets extremely exited during feeding time, to the point where I have to seperate him from the others sometimes!:eek: If he sees his water dish moves, he thinks guppies are there and swims around in circles. Problem is when he's in that mode he attacks movement which includes other snakes.

So he has a unique attitude.

Here he is earlier when I got him.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/chucknkelly/babe013.jpg

Here he is after his most recent shed!

(during shed phase)
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/chucknkelly/skinkbaby004.jpg

After:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/chucknkelly/concinnus008-1.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/chucknkelly/concinnus009-1.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/chucknkelly/c14a932f.jpg

That second one may be a little exaggerated by lighting, but that's the most color-accurate photos I have.

I'll update this thread with photos each time he sheds.:)

I love garter snakes.

[alessia55]

little Red is so cute! That lost photo is phenomenal. Keep posting as he grows!

[redsided]

Thanks! I will.:)

[exwizard]

Such a vibrant red! I love it!

[infernalis]

Flames are awesome...

[redsided]

Yes they are!

[Marica]

So vibrant! Very handsome snake.

[Jay]

Beautiful!

[redsided]

Thanks!

Well he just shed yesterday. Getting a computer today so pics up in the next few days...

He didn't get noticably redder, but got red in differet places and his belly is redder.

But I'll post pics anyway.:p

[Jay]

I just wanted to compare it to a high red eastern I found

[Jay]

http://http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/thamnophis/88148-wild-garter-snake-eating-toad.html

[redsided]

Photo didn't work...

[Jay]

I tried linking a thread...


http://www.reptard.info/images/snoad.jpg

[infernalis]

Since I am hosting that picture for you, just ask ;)

[Jay]

Oh yes I forgot, sorry Wayne.

[redsided]

Wow. That's pretty flame-ish.. Where did you see it?

[Jay]

My Father is the one who spotted it, he sent me the picture. Southern Ontario is where it was spotted.

[redsided]

Yup. Flames are occur a lot in Canada. That's a "flame" you (he) found!:)

[Jay]

How do you get a "Flame"

[redsided]

Where do you buy one? Lots of garter snake breeders out tree selling them. I got mine from Scott Felzer. I think Jason of GarterSnakeWorld.com (or something lol) has some as well as a loooot of others. I'll PM you with more info

[infernalis]

Jesse, one thing to remember, crossing borders with live animals is a nightmare.

The Canadian members are rather limited to what is available in Canada.

For Flames, talk to Charles, he's Canadian.

View Profile: charles parenteau - Garter Snake Forum (http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/members/charles-parenteau.html)

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[redsided]

Oooohhhhhhh yes.... This is true.... Forgot he was in Canada for a second there dang it.

Yeah... you are more limited than I made it sound. Sorry.

[Jay]

Well I meant to ask how you produce the flame? What is needed to create the reds?

[youngster]

I think it's recessive to normal no? I don't know much about thamnophis genetics.

[redsided]

Well I meant to ask how you produce the flame? What is needed to create the reds?

Pretty sure it's recessive, and you can breed it to a normal and get flames but I don't breed so I can't say for sure...

[infernalis]

Flame is not a morph at all really, it's just a naturally occurring colour found primarily in the garter snake populations around Quebec.

The genetics are such that breeding a flame to a "normal" will produce many babies that are various degrees of red.

Red pigment is prevalent in nearly all garter snakes, Red sided, red spotted, red radix, red easterns, red stripe westerns, red stripe pugets and red stripe ribbon snakes can all be found in the wild if you look in the right place.

[redsided]

shed pics!

http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/4647/pa080616.jpg

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/3205/pa060598.jpg

http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/7469/pa090651.jpg

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/1670/pa090653.jpg

[alessia55]

He looks great!!! (as always!) :yes:

[infernalis]

On fire!!!!

[redsided]

thanks he didn't get much redder this time, but got more red in different places which is equally awesome.