I am giving common garter snakes generic names that refer to their area such as Flt1 which was found in the flat rock area. Rarer species such as Redbellies are being given special names.
2009 summer season
Thamnophis sirtalis
About six inches long
Flat rock area left of path under small cedar(beneath rock)
Found once
Flt2
T. sirtalis
About 8 inches long
Flat rock area left of path under rock near small cedar
Found once
Flt3
T. sirtalis
About 12 inches long
Found under cedar tree had unusual checkerboard pattern and was probably gravid
Found once
Flt4
T. sirtalis
About 5 inches long
Flat rock area under rock in shed with two small spots on top of head
Found once
Flt4
T. sirtalis
About 5 inches long
Flat rock area same location as Flt4 probably related
Found once
Flt5
T. sirtalis
About 5 inches long
Found under rock right of RBV
Found once
Fc1
T. sirtalis
About 5 inches long
Found under same rock as Fc1 may be related
Found once
Fc2
Redbelly
About 4 inches long
Found under sheet metal beside RBV
Found once
Rusty
T. sirtalis
1 and a half feet
Found near large pond in study tree area (probably a female)Two spots on head same as Flt4
Found once
Sta1
T. sirtalis
1 foot long
Found between well and tombstone rock and two spots on top of head
Found once
Sta2
T. sirtalis
10 inches long
Found in triangle of rocks in path near RBV he was very aggresive because the person who flipped the rock he was under rolled it on him
Found once
Rbv1
T. sirtalis
A foot long
Caught near jack pine field between the porqupine den and the intersection of the two paths, has small scar on back
Found once
Jpt1
T. sirtalis
15 inches long
Found near field above RBV on November 4 which is unusually late for a snake to be out, partial orange phase
Found once
Rbv2
T. sirtalis
6 inches long
Found at far end of flat rock area to the right of the path it was caught on November 6 which is very late in the season
Found once
Flt1
End of 2009 summer season