Savage Species Weekly #1

Why, hello there...

Welcome to issue 1 of Savage Species Weekly!

Species Highlight: Thamnophis radix

Common Name: Plains Garter Snake

Pictorial Illustration:

Paimon is my male black (melanistic het albino) T. radix, and his sister Charlie is the pink (T- albino het melanistic) baby girl (both born April 16, 2023!)

What You Might Not Know About This Species…

The Plains garter snake is venomous! Although… very mildly so, and highly unlikely to bite or affect a human.

Garter snakes are also one of the very few snake species that does well living communally - in fact, it’s almost mandatory to get at least 2 if you plan on keeping these. They will actually form bonds or friendships and are noticeably despondent in the event their friend dies or is removed.

Helpful Garter Snake Resources

GarterSnake.info - the go-to website for all garter snake keepers

YouTube - Snake Discovery is an incredible channel - just search “garter snake” for all their pertinent videos

MorphMarket - a great marketplace to find garter snake breeders. ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS buy captive-bred animals.

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