Agreed on garters being amongst the most beautiful serpents on earth. I like to look for them in nature, and spotting one in the grass with the varieties we have is often an "oh my god" moment on account of their vibrancy.
These arent california red sideds, purely. They have interbred with the san francisco garter snake, which is why they are blue, and the ones further north have no blues.
I used to come across the blue form ca red rides so often we took them for granted. Sorry to say the populations and locations are long paved over:( Corte madera ca in the 70s
Its a red sided. Tetratania have complete striped going down the length of the body. And ive seen san frans AND California red sides with blue. From different counties.
Agreed on garters being amongst the most beautiful serpents on earth. I like to look for them in nature, and spotting one in the grass with the varieties we have is often an "oh my god" moment on account of their vibrancy.
really really underrated species :)
Those blues though
Really cool little snakes 👍
These arent california red sideds, purely. They have interbred with the san francisco garter snake, which is why they are blue, and the ones further north have no blues.
I used to come across the blue form ca red rides so often we took them for granted. Sorry to say the populations and locations are long paved over:( Corte madera ca in the 70s
Good video
How did you get one?? they federally prptected?? Curious, got a business
Love my water snakes
Really cool ❤
Neat
❤️❤️❤️👍🫵
Are these legal in nyc?
This looks like a San Francisco garter snake, which is federally listed as endangered, so no.
Its a red sided.
Tetratania have complete striped going down the length of the body.
And ive seen san frans AND California red sides with blue.
From different counties.