End of March 2023 some beautiful Thamnophis scalaris (Mexican Alpine Blotched Garter Snake) were born. The natural variation within this … Continue reading . . .
February 26th 2023 the second litter of this year was born. As usual approximately 90 days after ending hibernation. They … Continue reading . . .
The price for my first litter of 2023 goes to the pure “Montreal locality” Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis flame. About 3 … Continue reading . . .
A few pictures taken late April 2022 of my 2021 captive bred Viperine Water Snakes, Natrix maura. They are now … Continue reading . . .
Last month I had a litter of an amazing species: Thamnophis sumichrasti or Sumichrast’s Garter Snake. Finally after working for … Continue reading . . .
Steven Bol presents his THAMNOPHIS CYRTOPSIS COLLARIS / OCELLATUS filmed by Mon P’tit Python…
Continue reading . . .At the end of August, a good friend and garter snake owner and enthusiast, Clément Le Roulley from France, paid … Continue reading . . .
July 9th 2021 a nice litter of Thamnophis eques cuitzeoensis, the Lake Cuitzeo Garter Snake was born. The mother was … Continue reading . . .
Some pictures of juveniles Thamnophis eques obscurus, the Lake Chapala Garter Snake. They were born between early April and early … Continue reading . . .
Last week I had a small litter of Thamnophis eques patzcuaroensis, the Lake Pátzcuaro Garter Snake. The mother was selected … Continue reading . . .
May 6th 2021 I had a fantastic litter. The first time I managed to breed Thamnophis chrysocephalus, the Golden-headed Garter … Continue reading . . .
The first Thamnophis scaliger babies of 2021 born last week.
Continue reading . . .It is nice to see the variation within Thamnophis scaliger, a very small Mexican species of garter snake. These are … Continue reading . . .
Some pictures of a few babies of the Diamondback Watersnake (Nerodia rhombifer rhombifer). They were born September 15th 2020.
Continue reading . . .A couple of pictures of the Viperine Watersnake (Natrix maura). These are 4 babies born in September 2020. This aquatic … Continue reading . . .
The first litter of the year is always extra special. In the past years it was always the Puget Sound … Continue reading . . .
Some pictures of 2 of my flame Eastern Garter Snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis). This special red morph (named “Flame”) occurs … Continue reading . . .
Some cellphone pictures made in the garden on this unusually warm and sunny day in February. Two Mexican species: Scott’s … Continue reading . . .
My breeding group of the Puget Sound Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis pickeringii) warming up after a 13 – 15 week … Continue reading . . .
A newborn litter of Natrix maura (Viperine Water Snakes) “waking up” after a short 7 week hibernation in the fridge. … Continue reading . . .
Some pictures of my “flame garters” originating from southwestern Quebec, Canada. The common name “Flame Garter Snake” was once invented … Continue reading . . .
June 9th I had a small litter of one my Northwestern Garter Snakes (Thamnophis ordinoides). The mother was only 2 … Continue reading . . .
A few days ago a nice litter was born of the rare and very beautiful Yellow-throated Garter Snake (Thamnophis pulchrilatus). … Continue reading . . .
During the month of May I had 3 very nice litters Thamnophis scaliger, The Mexican Alpine Shorttail Garter Snake. These … Continue reading . . .
May 24th 2020 my female Thamnophis cyrtopsis collaris , the Tropical Black-necked Garter Snake gave birth to a nice litter … Continue reading . . .
On May 8th 2020 my 5 year old captive bred female gave birth to a nice litter. On the photos … Continue reading . . .
Some pictures of my 3 Thamnophis scalaris babies taken April 19th 2020 after their second shed. Here they are 3 … Continue reading . . .
April 6th 2020 the 4th litter of the year was born. A nice litter of Thamnophis scaliger, The Mexican Alpine … Continue reading . . .
The Oregon Red-spotted Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis concinnus. This beautiful subspecies from Oregon, US is usually black with red spots, … Continue reading . . .
March 27th 2020 my female Thamnophis scalaris, the Mexican Alpine Blotched Garter Snake gave birth. Third litter of the year … Continue reading . . .
March 17th 2020 the first babies of the year were born. A very good start of the season, and I … Continue reading . . .
Some of my own captive bred gartersnakes (born in 2019). A male T.scalaris, 10 months old, 35 cm Total length … Continue reading . . .
Some pictures taken in the garden, unfortunately only with a little bit of sunshine. I prefer taking pictures in full … Continue reading . . .
These are some pictures of my breeding group of Thamnophis sirtalis pickeringii, the Puget Sound Garter Snake. Some pictures were … Continue reading . . .
On November 28th 2019 I came home from a short trip abroad. While checking my terrariums I noticed a baby … Continue reading . . .
Thamnophis scalaris is a small, rare and very beautiful species of Garter Snake from central Mexico. Adult females are usually … Continue reading . . .
On June 25th 2018 I had for the first time a litter of Thamnophis pulchrilatus, The Yellow-throated Garter Snake. This … Continue reading . . .
June 10th 2018 I had a very nice litter of Thamnophis cyrtopsis collaris, the Tropical Blackneck Garter Snake. It is … Continue reading . . .
In the past years I have been working on a breeding project with the original “flame” morph of the Eastern … Continue reading . . .
This relatively old couple had a nice litter of babies end of April. It concerns Thamnophis sirtalis concinnus (Oregon Redspotted … Continue reading . . .
Large 4 year old female of Thamnophis eques cuitzeoensis (Lake Cuitzeo Garter Snake) photographed in the garden. She is clearly pregnant … Continue reading . . .
Today, April 2nd, at 10 AM the first baby garter snakes of 2018 were born. I was lucky enough to … Continue reading . . .
These are two captive bred females of Thamnophis scaliger, the Short-tail Alpine Garter Snake. They are born in summer of … Continue reading . . .
3 different litter mates of Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis born on May 6th 2017, at the age of almost 2 … Continue reading . . .
On June 4th 2017 I had one litter of Thamnophis scaliger from Toluca, Mexico. These awesome specimens have a pattern very … Continue reading . . .
In May and June I had several litters of Thamnophis scaliger. Here one of the babies born May 30th 2017 … Continue reading . . .
On June 30th 2017 I had one litter of Thamnophis eques scotti from Lago de Magdalena, Mexico. On the … Continue reading . . .
The beautifull Mexican Alpine Blotched Garter Snake Thamnophis scalaris, captive bred babies born March 23rd 2017. This is my First litter … Continue reading . . .
These are babies of Thamnophis scaliger, the Mexican Alpine Shorttail Garter Snake. They are born in May/June 2016 and now … Continue reading . . .
The Viperine Watersnake Natrix maura; the species with which I had my first succesfull breeding results back in 1986. For … Continue reading . . .
Today I present you the last subspecies: Thamnophis eques virgatenuis, the Durango Highlands Garter Snake. The other 3 described subspecies … Continue reading . . .
Subspecies nr.7: Thamnophis eques ssp., Lake Zirahuen Mexican Garter Snake. My breeding group consist of wildcaught specimens originating from lake … Continue reading . . .
Subspecies nr.6: Thamnophis eques scotti, Scott’s Mexican Garter Snake. My breeding group consist of captive bred specimens originating from lake … Continue reading . . .
Subspecies nr.5: Thamnophis eques insperatus, The Lake Zacapu Garter Snake. My breeding group consist of captive bred specimens originating from … Continue reading . . .
Subspecies nr.4: Thamnophis eques obscurus, The Lake Chapala Garter Snake. My breeding group consist of captive bred specimens originating from … Continue reading . . .
The third one on the list Thamnophis eques diluvialis, The Diluvial Garter Snake. My breeding group consist of wildcaught and … Continue reading . . .
The second subspecies I want to show you is Thamnophis eques cuitzeoensis, The Lake Cuitzeo Garter Snake. My breeding group … Continue reading . . .
In the coming days I want to show the beauty and variation of several subspecies of Thamnophis eques. Today March … Continue reading . . .
A fantastic start of the new year: on january 8th 2016 the first babies of the new year were born. … Continue reading . . .
On November 4th 2015 the last babies of the previous year were born. It concerns a beautifull and quite big … Continue reading . . .
The sun was out this afternoon so time to make some pictures outside. The juveniles of Thamnophis eques virgatenuis are … Continue reading . . .
May 12th 2015 litter no.4 of 2015 was a fact. One of my two female (that heterozygote for albino) Thamnophis … Continue reading . . .
April 28th 2015 the third litter of the year was a fact. This one was extra special for me. One … Continue reading . . .
April 25th 2015 the second litter of the year was a fact. My largest females Thamnophis butleri had just given … Continue reading . . .
March 12th 2015 the first baby garter snakes were born. One of my females of Thamnophis sirtalis pickeringii had just … Continue reading . . .
On June 22nd 2014 the I.H.S. (International Herpetological Society) International Show in Doncaster was a fact and I attended with … Continue reading . . .
A gorgeous litter of Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis is born. Last week, June 12th 2014 a little surpise awaited me whan … Continue reading . . .
The weather in the month of July was for the biggest part very nice and towards the end of the … Continue reading . . .
June 30th 2013 a litter of Scott’s Mexican Garter Snakes was born. This time the parents were unrelated to my … Continue reading . . .
June 28th 2013 several Mexican Blackbelly Garter Snakes are born. There is a huge amount of variation within the subspecies … Continue reading . . .
June 8th 2013 albino Mexican Garter Snakes have been born. Albino Mexican Garter Snakes are truly very unique. You can … Continue reading . . .
This period started with some warm days, but the last days were cooler again and somewhat chilly. June 27th temperatures … Continue reading . . .
These days were slightly cooler with temperatures reaching the 17-20 ⁰C. Also the sun was not as bright as the … Continue reading . . .
June started very good. June 4th – 7th were very sunny with high temperatures, over 20 ⁰C. The snakes were … Continue reading . . .
This period in May was cold and dark. The amount of sun hours was way below average and temperatures were … Continue reading . . .
May 3rd 2013. In order to have a better understanding how different it is for a snake to be kept … Continue reading . . .
Posted by anonymous on June 20, 2013 at 6:40 AM, Source: Thamnophis Alba – The Scottish Garter Snake It’s that … Continue reading . . .
May 2nd: Cloudy and cool day, little activity. Only the male T.s.pickeringii was active. May 3rd: Beautiful and sunny day. … Continue reading . . .
April 28th 2013 was a beautiful sunny day. The male T.s.pickeringii, the T.radix couple and 2 specimens of N.sipedon were … Continue reading . . .
The sun was shining abundantly early morning April 19th. From appr. 8 AM onwards the sunrays shone into my outdoor … Continue reading . . .
April 3rd I could check the activity. It had not frozen anymore the past night and around 10 AM I … Continue reading . . .
March 2nd the day temperature was about 5 °C. Unfortunately the 2 N.sipedon males that were out in January had … Continue reading . . .
These 2 months were very cold with a lot of subzero temperatures starting around January 10th. Also February was for … Continue reading . . .
The year of 2013 started with very mild weather and temperatures close to 6 – 10 °C. Surprisingly enough there … Continue reading . . .
(Rewritten… My first experiences…, from July 1974… on Februari 21, 2013) The early days Where I grew up in the … Continue reading . . .
The San Francisco Garter Snake is severely jeopardized and becoming very rare in the wild. Not many people have been … Continue reading . . .
My outdoor terrarium, March 25th, 2010 March 24th and 25th 2010 both were very warm days of the year. March … Continue reading . . .
March 20th 2010 it was again relatively warm with temperatures up to 16 – 17 ºC. At 8.45 AM there … Continue reading . . .
The warmest day this year so far. March 18th 2010 was predicted to become the warmest day of the year … Continue reading . . .
The month of March usually has a few sunny days with temperatures of 15 ºC or higher. Those days enable … Continue reading . . .
February started as January ended: very cold as well. Only in the last week of the month the temperatures rose … Continue reading . . .
Since the winter of 2009 – 2010 has been very cold it is no surprise no activity was observed. The … Continue reading . . .
These unique recordings were made on November 22, 2009 in Lake Chapala (Jalisco, Mexico). On a floating reed beds in … Continue reading . . .
On March 23, 2009 I had the opportunity to visit a park on the Brazos River in Austin County, Texas, … Continue reading . . .
In July 2008 I visited Marin County (Califonia, USA) in an effort to explore the local herpetofauna. Two of the … Continue reading . . .
Scott’s Garter Snake are been found in Lake Magdalene. This lake lies at 1380 meters altitude in the Mexican state … Continue reading . . .
On this Newspages I will report (some of) my observations on Gartersnakes (and to a lesser extend Watersnakes) that I … Continue reading . . .
Introduction and description of the outdoor terrarium. In 1995 I built an outdoor terrarium in my garden after I visited … Continue reading . . .
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