A blog about the natural world around us, whether it be birds, insects, plants, geology, or more! Melanistic Eastern Garter Snakes are predominantly deep black. I have kept and bred them successfully in my outdoor terrarium (Bol, 1997). Your email address will not be published. They do not need a lot water to do well in captivity. When Bob and I first spotted this individual, we both thought it was a similarly-coloured Northern Water Snake. The habitat occupied by Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis are the wetter parts of the island and near the shores. T.s.sirtalis melanistic; Adult female from Ontario, Canada.

Inbreeding or not, it is a fact that the entire population originated from two wildcaught specimens. All information, pictures, and videos contained within these World Wide Web postings is Copyright: Frame To Frame - Bob and Jean A very dark garter snake with no prominent dorsal stripe. Melanistic Eastern Garter Snakes were among the 1st color morphs to be bred in Europe. Perhaps that is why Melanistic Eastern Garter Snakes are more common in the northern reaches of their range.

This colour morph occurs so frequently among Eastern Garter Snakes that it is almost considered “naturally occurring”. Enjoy reading... Steven Bol - The Netherlands/Europe. A butler's garter snake was last reported on May 19 in Washtenaw County and two northern ribbon snakes were located on May 14 in Gladwin County.. A (Red Morph) Eastern Screech Owl in Burlington, Ontario, A Barred Owl we spotted in Thickson’s Woods in Whitby, A Berylline hummingbird sighted at Hotel Rancho San Cayetano, A Black-and-white Warbler sighted in Toronto, A Bobolink whistles a merry tune in Ontario, A Brown Headed Cowbird at Thickson’s Woods, A Brown Pelican we sighted at San Blas in Mexico, A Great Horned Owl we sighted in Thickson’s Woods, A Long-eared Owl at Toronto’s Tommy Thompson Park, A Nashville Warbler at Hotel Rancho San Cayetano, Mexico, A Nashville Warbler enjoys the spring blossoms, A Snowy Owl we spotted at Frenchman’s Bay, Ontario, A Southern Ground Hornbill we sighted in Kruger National Park, A Warbling Vireo sings out at Second Marsh, A Western bluebird we sighted at the Grand Canyon, A Western Tanager on the North Rim at the Grand Canyon, A Wilson’s Warbler sighted at Hotel Rancho San Cayetano, An American Kestrel with a mouse near Whitby, Ontario, An Eastern Screech Owl: In Burlington, Ontario, An Hepatic Tanager at El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Reserve. Melanistic Thamnophis sirtalis are known from several locations in the Northern part of their range, amongst others in the area surrounding Lake Erie. Melanistic Eastern Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis.

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