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Old 04-23-14, 11:54 AM   #1
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I came across this Thamnophis sirtalis this morning. It was 39 degrees and she was in the middle of the road. I moved her to the bushes, but when I came back 20 minutes later she was back in the road trying to get warm again.
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Old 04-23-14, 12:11 PM   #2
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Lol I imagine at 39° he was trying to get warm
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Old 04-23-14, 12:27 PM   #3
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gravid girl?
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Old 04-23-14, 12:56 PM   #4
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She was pretty fat; either gravid or well-fed.
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Old 04-23-14, 02:30 PM   #5
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Sweet find!
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I get tons of garters in my backyard .. I'm excited for the warm weather ... Saw a couple big ones last year
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Awesome find and shots!
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Nice find! That is a beautiful snake.

I would go one step further and say you have found a subspecies of the Common Garter, the Red-sided Garter (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis )

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