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Captive bred Viperine Water Snakes, Natrix maura born in 2021…
A few pictures taken late April 2022 of my 2021 captive bred Viperine Water Snakes, Natrix maura. They are now … Continue reading . . .
Category Archives: News
Last month I had a litter of an amazing species.
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…
Steven Bol presents his THAMNOPHIS CYRTOPSIS COLLARIS / OCELLATUS filmed by Mon P’tit Python…
Continue reading . . .Clément Le Roulley from France visiting for an interview…
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.
July 9th 2021 a nice litter of Thamnophis eques cuitzeoensis, the Lake Cuitzeo Garter Snake was born. The mother was … Continue reading . . .
Pictures of juveniles Thamnophis eques obscurus, the Lake Chapala Garter Snake.
Some pictures of juveniles Thamnophis eques obscurus, the Lake Chapala Garter Snake. They were born between early April and early … Continue reading . . .
A small litter of Thamnophis eques patzcuaroensis, the Lake Pátzcuaro Garter Snake
Last week I had a small litter of Thamnophis eques patzcuaroensis, the Lake Pátzcuaro Garter Snake. The mother was selected … Continue reading . . .
The first time I managed to breed Thamnophis chrysocephalus, the Golden-headed Garter Snake.
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.
The first Thamnophis scaliger babies of 2021 born last week.
Continue reading . . .Thamnophis scaliger, a very small Mexican species of garter snake…
It is nice to see the variation within Thamnophis scaliger, a very small Mexican species of garter snake. These are … Continue reading . . .
Pictures of a few babies of the Diamondback Watersnake…
Some pictures of a few babies of the Diamondback Watersnake (Nerodia rhombifer rhombifer). They were born September 15th 2020.
Continue reading . . .Viperine Watersnake (Natrix maura) 4 babies born in September 2020.
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 (2021…) is always extra special.
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 s. sirtalis).
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…
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 warming up after a 13 – 15 week hibernation.
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)
A newborn litter of Natrix maura (Viperine Water Snakes) “waking up” after a short 7 week hibernation in the fridge. … Continue reading . . .
“Flame garters” originating from southwestern Quebec, Canada.
Some pictures of my “flame garters” originating from southwestern Quebec, Canada. The common name “Flame Garter Snake” was once invented … Continue reading . . .
Small litter of one my Northwestern Garter Snakes (Thamnophis ordinoides).
June 9th I had a small litter of one my Northwestern Garter Snakes (Thamnophis ordinoides). The mother was only 2 … Continue reading . . .
Nice litter was born of the rare and very beautiful Yellow-throated Garter Snake (Thamnophis pulchrilatus).
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…
During the month of May I had 3 very nice litters Thamnophis scaliger, The Mexican Alpine Shorttail Garter Snake. These … Continue reading . . .
Baby’s born of Thamnophis cyrtopsis collaris
May 24th 2020 my female Thamnophis cyrtopsis collaris , the Tropical Black-necked Garter Snake gave birth to a nice litter … Continue reading . . .
California Redsided Garter Snakes born on May 8th
On May 8th 2020 my 5 year old captive bred female gave birth to a nice litter. On the photos … Continue reading . . .
Pictures of my 3 Thamnophis scalaris babies taken April 19th 2020…
Some pictures of my 3 Thamnophis scalaris babies taken April 19th 2020 after their second shed. Here they are 3 … Continue reading . . .
A nice litter of Thamnophis scaliger, The Mexican Alpine Shorttail Garter Snake.
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
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 gave birth.
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…
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)
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…
Some pictures taken in the garden, unfortunately only with a little bit of sunshine. I prefer taking pictures in full … Continue reading . . .
My breeding group of Thamnophis sirtalis pickeringii, the Puget Sound Garter Snake.
These are some pictures of my breeding group of Thamnophis sirtalis pickeringii, the Puget Sound Garter Snake. Some pictures were … Continue reading . . .
Surprise litter of Thamnophis conanti end of 2019!
On November 28th 2019 I came home from a short trip abroad. While checking my terrariums I noticed a baby … Continue reading . . .
Mating activity and unusual mating behavior in Thamnophis scalaris.
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
On June 25th 2018 I had for the first time a litter of Thamnophis pulchrilatus, The Yellow-throated Garter Snake. This … Continue reading . . .
I had a very nice litter of Thamnophis cyrtopsis collaris…
June 10th 2018 I had a very nice litter of Thamnophis cyrtopsis collaris, the Tropical Blackneck Garter Snake. It is … Continue reading . . .
Happy and proud when on April 23rd the First babies were born.
In the past years I have been working on a breeding project with the original “flame” morph of the Eastern … Continue reading . . .
Old couple had a nice litter of babies end of April.
This relatively old couple had a nice litter of babies end of April. It concerns Thamnophis sirtalis concinnus (Oregon Redspotted … Continue reading . . .
Thamnophis eques cuitzeoensis photographed in the garden.
Large 4 year old female of Thamnophis eques cuitzeoensis (Lake Cuitzeo Garter Snake) photographed in the garden. She is clearly pregnant … Continue reading . . .
First babies of 2018; the Puget Sound Garter Snake
Today, April 2nd, at 10 AM the first baby garter snakes of 2018 were born. I was lucky enough to … Continue reading . . .
Two captive bred females of Thamnophis scaliger…
These are two captive bred females of Thamnophis scaliger, the Short-tail Alpine Garter Snake. They are born in summer of … Continue reading . . .
Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis born on May 6th 2017
3 different litter mates of Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis born on May 6th 2017, at the age of almost 2 … Continue reading . . .
Litter of Thamnophis scaliger from Toluca, Mexico.
On June 4th 2017 I had one litter of Thamnophis scaliger from Toluca, Mexico. These awesome specimens have a pattern very … Continue reading . . .
Several litters of Thamnophis scaliger.
In May and June I had several litters of Thamnophis scaliger. Here one of the babies born May 30th 2017 … Continue reading . . .
Newborn Thamnophis eques scotti in June 2017
On June 30th 2017 I had one litter of Thamnophis eques scotti from Lago de Magdalena, Mexico. On the … Continue reading . . .
First litter of Garter Snakes 2017, the Thamnophis scalaris…
The beautifull Mexican Alpine Blotched Garter Snake Thamnophis scalaris, captive bred babies born March 23rd 2017. This is my First litter … Continue reading . . .
Thamnophis scaliger babies…
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 Viperine Watersnake Natrix maura; the species with which I had my first succesfull breeding results back in 1986. For … Continue reading . . .
Day 8: The week of the Mexican Garter Snake
Today I present you the last subspecies: Thamnophis eques virgatenuis, the Durango Highlands Garter Snake. The other 3 described subspecies … Continue reading . . .
Day 7: The week of the Mexican Garter Snake
Subspecies nr.7: Thamnophis eques ssp., Lake Zirahuen Mexican Garter Snake. My breeding group consist of wildcaught specimens originating from lake … Continue reading . . .
Day 6: The week of the Mexican Garter Snake
Subspecies nr.6: Thamnophis eques scotti, Scott’s Mexican Garter Snake. My breeding group consist of captive bred specimens originating from lake … Continue reading . . .
Day 5: The week of the Mexican Garter Snake
Subspecies nr.5: Thamnophis eques insperatus, The Lake Zacapu Garter Snake. My breeding group consist of captive bred specimens originating from … Continue reading . . .
Day 4: The week of the Mexican Garter Snake
Subspecies nr.4: Thamnophis eques obscurus, The Lake Chapala Garter Snake. My breeding group consist of captive bred specimens originating from … Continue reading . . .
Day 3: The week of the Mexican Garter Snake
The third one on the list Thamnophis eques diluvialis, The Diluvial Garter Snake. My breeding group consist of wildcaught and … Continue reading . . .
Day 2: The week of the Mexican Garter Snake
The second subspecies I want to show you is Thamnophis eques cuitzeoensis, The Lake Cuitzeo Garter Snake. My breeding group … Continue reading . . .
Day 1: The week of the Mexican Garter Snake
In the coming days I want to show the beauty and variation of several subspecies of Thamnophis eques. Today March … Continue reading . . .
First litter of 2016
A fantastic start of the new year: on january 8th 2016 the first babies of the new year were born. … Continue reading . . .
Last litter of 2015
On November 4th 2015 the last babies of the previous year were born. It concerns a beautifull and quite big … Continue reading . . .
September 2015, different juveniles are developping nicely…
The sun was out this afternoon so time to make some pictures outside. The juveniles of Thamnophis eques virgatenuis are … Continue reading . . .
Albino Chapala Garter Snakes (Thamnophis eques obscurus) are born..!
May 12th 2015 litter no.4 of 2015 was a fact. One of my two female (that heterozygote for albino) Thamnophis … Continue reading . . .
A unique litter of the Mexican Highland species Thamnophis scalaris..!
April 28th 2015 the third litter of the year was a fact. This one was extra special for me. One … Continue reading . . .
Thamnophis butleri has given birth..!
April 25th 2015 the second litter of the year was a fact. My largest females Thamnophis butleri had just given … Continue reading . . .
The first litter of 2015 is a fact…
March 12th 2015 the first baby garter snakes were born. One of my females of Thamnophis sirtalis pickeringii had just … Continue reading . . .
Doncaster, 2014
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…
A gorgeous litter of Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis is born. Last week, June 12th 2014 a little surpise awaited me whan … Continue reading . . .
My outdoor terrarium, July 2013
The weather in the month of July was for the biggest part very nice and towards the end of the … Continue reading . . .
Thamnophis eques scotti with aberrant pattern
June 30th 2013 a litter of Scott’s Mexican Garter Snakes was born. This time the parents were unrelated to my … Continue reading . . .
Thamnophis melanogaster canescens (high red)
June 28th 2013 several Mexican Blackbelly Garter Snakes are born. There is a huge amount of variation within the subspecies … Continue reading . . .
Albino Thamnophis eques obscurus
June 8th 2013 albino Mexican Garter Snakes have been born. Albino Mexican Garter Snakes are truly very unique. You can … Continue reading . . .
My outdoor terrarium, June 17th – 27th 2013
This period started with some warm days, but the last days were cooler again and somewhat chilly. June 27th temperatures … Continue reading . . .
My outdoor terrarium, June 8th -16th 2013
These days were slightly cooler with temperatures reaching the 17-20 ⁰C. Also the sun was not as bright as the … Continue reading . . .
My outdoor terrarium, June 1st – 7th 2013
June started very good. June 4th – 7th were very sunny with high temperatures, over 20 ⁰C. The snakes were … Continue reading . . .
My outdoor terrarium, May 19th -31st 2013
This period in May was cold and dark. The amount of sun hours was way below average and temperatures were … Continue reading . . .
My outdoor terrarium. May 3rd 2013; how the sun shines in the terrarium over the course of the day
May 3rd 2013. In order to have a better understanding how different it is for a snake to be kept … Continue reading . . .
A few moments with Steven Bol
Posted by anonymous on June 20, 2013 at 6:40 AM, Source: Thamnophis Alba – The Scottish Garter Snake It’s that … Continue reading . . .
My outdoor terrarium, May 1st – 18th 2013
May 2nd: Cloudy and cool day, little activity. Only the male T.s.pickeringii was active. May 3rd: Beautiful and sunny day. … Continue reading . . .
My outdoor terrarium, April 28th – 30th 2013
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 . . .
My outdoor terrarium, April 19th -20th 2013
The sun was shining abundantly early morning April 19th. From appr. 8 AM onwards the sunrays shone into my outdoor … Continue reading . . .
My outdoor terrarium, early April 2013
April 3rd I could check the activity. It had not frozen anymore the past night and around 10 AM I … Continue reading . . .
My outdoor terrarium, March 2013
March 2nd the day temperature was about 5 °C. Unfortunately the 2 N.sipedon males that were out in January had … Continue reading . . .
My outdoor terrarium, January & February 2013
These 2 months were very cold with a lot of subzero temperatures starting around January 10th. Also February was for … Continue reading . . .
My outdoor terrarium, early January 2013
The year of 2013 started with very mild weather and temperatures close to 6 – 10 °C. Surprisingly enough there … Continue reading . . .
Vision, ambition and how it all started…
(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 in the wild!
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
My outdoor terrarium, March 25th, 2010 March 24th and 25th 2010 both were very warm days of the year. March … Continue reading . . .
My outdoor terrarium, March 20th, 2010
March 20th 2010 it was again relatively warm with temperatures up to 16 – 17 ºC. At 8.45 AM there … Continue reading . . .
My outdoor terrarium, March 18th, 2010
The warmest day this year so far. March 18th 2010 was predicted to become the warmest day of the year … Continue reading . . .
My outdoor terrarium, the first weeks of March 2010
The month of March usually has a few sunny days with temperatures of 15 ºC or higher. Those days enable … Continue reading . . .
My outdoor terrarium, February 2010
February started as January ended: very cold as well. Only in the last week of the month the temperatures rose … Continue reading . . .
My outdoor terrarium, January 2010
Since the winter of 2009 – 2010 has been very cold it is no surprise no activity was observed. The … Continue reading . . .
Mating behavior of the Chapala Mexican Garter Snake
These unique recordings were made on November 22, 2009 in Lake Chapala (Jalisco, Mexico). On a floating reed beds in … Continue reading . . .
Austin County, Texas, USA
On March 23, 2009 I had the opportunity to visit a park on the Brazos River in Austin County, Texas, … Continue reading . . .
Marin County, Californie, USA
In July 2008 I visited Marin County (Califonia, USA) in an effort to explore the local herpetofauna. Two of the … Continue reading . . .
Thamnophis Eques Scotti: Scott’s Mexican Garter Snake
Scott’s Garter Snake are been found in Lake Magdalene. This lake lies at 1380 meters altitude in the Mexican state … Continue reading . . .
My news
On this Newspages I will report (some of) my observations on Gartersnakes (and to a lesser extend Watersnakes) that I … Continue reading . . .
Observations in my outdoor terrarium.
Introduction and description of the outdoor terrarium. In 1995 I built an outdoor terrarium in my garden after I visited … Continue reading . . .