Unsure of what this is

andcad · 04-07-13, 10:47 AM

Caught this guy off a busy hiking trail. Not sure what it is. Sorry about quality, I took the video with an iPhone 5 in my poorly lit garage.

smy_749 · 04-07-13, 10:48 AM

I don't see anything :P Just a white square

andcad · 04-07-13, 10:52 AM

sorry, this always happens to me
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StudentoReptile · 04-07-13, 10:57 AM

Definitely a garter of some sort. Not sure of the species though.

andcad · 04-07-13, 10:59 AM

at first I thought it was a racer but the diamond marking on its head leads me to think otherwise. It hasnt musked me though.... haha

jarich · 04-07-13, 12:42 PM

Wayne (infernalis) would be able to say which type/species, but that looks like a garter for sure.

andcad · 04-07-13, 02:01 PM

Ill take a picture later and post it on here. I agree, garter.

mygabriella · 04-07-13, 03:36 PM

Definitely a garter snake. I catch these a lot. They stink when you hold them :-/

andcad · 04-07-13, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by mygabriella

Definitely a garter snake. I catch these a lot. They stink when you hold them :-/

I have caught Garters before and they stunk. This one hasn't musked, and does not stink at all. Thats why I thought it might be a racer.

brandonh · 04-07-13, 04:01 PM

Garter snake for sure

looks alot like this one to me

mygabriella · 04-07-13, 04:45 PM

It has the lines and checkers like a garter. So I'm pretty sure it's a garter.

alessia55 · 04-07-13, 06:04 PM

looks like a feisty little garter to me

andcad · 04-07-13, 07:10 PM

Yea looks just like that one.