Species. - Steven Bol Garter Snakes

Species

Species and subspecies

Under – Species – you can find all the different species or subspecies of Gartersnakes and Watersnakes I am currently breeding or that I hope to breed in the coming season.

I will update the list when changes occur.

New species

A number of interesting and unknown (sub) species have recently been added to my collection. Thamnophis chrysocephalus and Thamnophis sumchrasti from Veracruz, Mexico. Nerodia taxispilota from the south-east of the USA. A group of Nerodia sipedon sipedon from Maryland, USA from parent animals with quite a lot of red in the pattern.

Information on the different species.

For each (sub)species I am breeding I will give some short characteristics about behavior in captivity, coloration and ease of maintenance. As you can see I have not been able to do that for all species, so this is work in progress (my apologies). I will also make some remarks about the original population they originate from (if known of course) and about their natural habitat. When there is ( * ) behind the species name information will follow soon…

Garter Snakes (Thamnophis)

Breeding programs have been set up with the following (sub)species:

Thamnophis atratus atratus
Santa Cruz Garter Snake

Thamnophis butleri
Butler’s Garter Snake
(I don’t breed this species anymore. . .)

Thamnophis conanti
Conant’s Garter Snake

Thamnophis couchii *
Sierra Garter Snake

Thamnophis cyrtopsis collaris *
Tropical Black-necked Garter Snake

Thamnophis cyrtopsis ocellatus *
Eastern Black-necked Garter Snake

Thamnophis elegans terrestris (red morph)
Coast Garter Snake (red morph)Thamnophis eques cuitzeoensis
Lake Cuitzeo Garter Snake

Thamnophis eques diluvialis
Diluvial Garter Snake

Thamnophis eques eques *
Southern Mexican Garter Snake

Thamnophis eques insperatus
Lake Zacapu Garter Snake

Thamnophis eques obscurus
Lake Chapala Mexican Garter Snake

Thamnophis eques obscurus (albino)
Lake Chapala Mexican Garter Snake (albino)

Thamnophis eques patzcuaroensis
Lake Pátzcuaro Garter Snake

Thamnophis eques scotti
Scott’s Mexican Garter Snake

Thamnophis eques virgatenuis *
Durango Highlands Garter Snake
(I don’t breed this species anymore. . .)

Thamnophis marcianus marcianus
The Checkered Garter Snake
(I don’t breed this species anymore. . .)

Thamnophis melanogaster canescens (melanistic & red morph)
Mexican Black-bellied Garter Snake (melanistic & red morph)
(I don’t breed this species anymore. . .)

Thamnophis ordinoides
Northwestern Garter Snake
(I don’t breed this species anymore. . .)