I came across this snake yesterday while walking around my parents house in Washington County, OR. Found it on the crawl next to a pretty large pond. I climbed down from the road to watch the newts, frogs, ducks and nutria and this was a nice surprise. Took some photos and let it go on its way. How common do concinnus' pop up with this color? Prettiest snake I have seen in a long time.
Red Spotted Gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis concinnus) by Nick Barrientos, on Flickr
Red Spotted Gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis concinnus) by Nick Barrientos, on Flickr
Red Spotted Gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis concinnus) by Nick Barrientos, on Flickr
Red Spotted Gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis concinnus) by Nick Barrientos, on Flickr
Red Spotted Gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis concinnus) by Nick Barrientos, on Flickr
Red Spotted Gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis concinnus) by Nick Barrientos, on Flickr
High blue Red Spotted Gartersnake
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Re: High blue Red Spotted Gartersnake
Very nice!
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Re: High blue Red Spotted Gartersnake
Yeah, I find these every so often.
And I almost always find the the concinnus along the edges of ponds, especially on dry, sunny days.
Here's one I found last summer:
It's not a great photo, but if you look at the labial scales you'll see that they're more blue than red.
And I almost always find the the concinnus along the edges of ponds, especially on dry, sunny days.
Here's one I found last summer:
It's not a great photo, but if you look at the labial scales you'll see that they're more blue than red.