Notify me of follow-up comments by email. The Eastern Garter Snake occurs from Eastern Canada to the Southern tip Florida and in the eastern half of the USA. Cb Oregon Red Spotted Garters Garter Snake? Perhaps that is why Melanistic Eastern Garter Snakes are more common in the northern reaches of their range. Based on my experience I had my doubts whether inbreeding was a real issue (Bol, 1996). One couple was bought by a Theo Huiberts, a friend of mine who bred them for several years. Melanism is an overabundance of melanin, a pigment responsible for dark coloration.
Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis is very well known and very popular amongst garter snake enthusiasts. My name is Steven Bol and on this website I would like to share with you my passion for North American Gartersnakes and Watersnakes.
A (Red Morph) Eastern Screech Owl in Burlington, Ontario, A Barred Owl we spotted in Thickson’s Woods in Whitby, A Berylline hummingbird sighted at Hotel Rancho San Cayetano, A Black-and-white Warbler sighted in Toronto, A Bobolink whistles a merry tune in Ontario, A Brown Headed Cowbird at Thickson’s Woods, A Brown Pelican we sighted at San Blas in Mexico, A Great Horned Owl we sighted in Thickson’s Woods, A Long-eared Owl at Toronto’s Tommy Thompson Park, A Nashville Warbler at Hotel Rancho San Cayetano, Mexico, A Nashville Warbler enjoys the spring blossoms, A Snowy Owl we spotted at Frenchman’s Bay, Ontario, A Southern Ground Hornbill we sighted in Kruger National Park, A Warbling Vireo sings out at Second Marsh, A Western bluebird we sighted at the Grand Canyon, A Western Tanager on the North Rim at the Grand Canyon, A Wilson’s Warbler sighted at Hotel Rancho San Cayetano, An American Kestrel with a mouse near Whitby, Ontario, An Eastern Screech Owl: In Burlington, Ontario, An Hepatic Tanager at El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Reserve. A big difference is the long hibernation of the much further north living melanistic Eastern Garter Snake.
The melanistic morph is truly the first and most classic color morph of Thamnophis.. E.l.l.S nola $350. I’ve spotted 3 in the past 3 years, each smaller than the last. In 1988 a few melanistic Eastern Garter Snakes were offered in a dutch reptile shop (Bol, 1996). The best find of last week came from one of the field sites on South Bass Island in Lake Erie. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! APC $200. Here (Pelee Island) the Eastern Garter Snake shares its habitat with the Lake Erie Water Snake, Nerodia sipedon insularum (Bol, personal observations). And the breeding results are very good. A Melanistic Eastern Garter Snake is one with a recessive genetic trait that causes the development of the dark-coloured skin pigment melanin. I have observed Eastern Garter Snakes at several locations near Lake Erie in Michigan, Ohio and Ontario. You raise some interesting points that we had not thought of before. 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Hibernation may last from end of September to the end of April (as long as 7 month) in the wild (in: Seymour and King, 2003). Night temperatures in spring and fall may drop considerably (as low as 10 °C or even lower), this is no problem. Your email address will not be published. Adult males are typically approximately 70 – 80 cm long and they are relatively slender build. Melanism is reported in several subspecies; the most known one is T.s.sirtalis but it is also reported in T.s.parietalis and T.s.pallidulus. Your email address will not be published. Melanistic snakes are an all black "albino". The common garter snake is the most variable of the Thamnophis species in western WA. The Pelee Island population of the Eastern garter Snake has a considerable portion (27%) of melanistic snakes. Hi Norm. Note the beautiful blue underbelly. So it is distributed over a very wide area and occurs in many climatic zones and habitats. '20.
Bob and I set off from a small parking lot and followed the Crown Marsh Trail into the heart of the Marsh. The melanistic morph is truly the first and most classic color morph of Thamnophis. When Bob and I first spotted this individual, we both thought it was a similarly-coloured Northern Water Snake. Enjoy reading... Steven Bol - The Netherlands/Europe. Snakes are ectotherms ("cold-blooded"). Especially when they have just shed their skin they are extraordinary beautiful.
Melanistic Thamnophis sirtalis are known from several locations in the Northern part of their range, amongst others in the area surrounding Lake Erie.
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