Welcome to the official web site of Scott Felzer's Garter Snakes!

Garter snakes,  once  considered  soley a beginner's  snake,  are becoming more and more popular as  pets. Garter snakes make great pets, from beginners to even the most advanced   hobbyist.   They   are   small   by colubrid  standards  (rarely exceeding 4 feet in  length),   inquisitive   by   nature,  diurnal, colorful, docile  and  can be fed a varied diet of fish/worms/rodents (see caresheet). They are  easy  to  care  for and do well in  captivity, with an average lifespan of 10 years.

Specialization  in  unusual  patterns  and  color  morphs  is  our  forte. We are currently working with the following species and morphs:

Blue striped garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis similis)

California red sided garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis)-Normal, hypomelanistic & neon blue California Red Sided garter snake

Coast garter snake (Thamnophis elegans terrestris) Normal coast garter snake and albino coast garter snake

Eastern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis)-Normal eastern garter, albino eastern garter snakes (numerous bloodlines), albino flame eastern garter snake, anerythristic eastern garter snake, axanthic eastern garter snake, erythristic eastern garter snake (numerous bloodlines), erythristic albino eastern garter snakes, flame eastern garter snakes, Florida eastern garter snake, Golden garter snake (new morph found in 2010), granite eastern garter snake, hypomelanistic eastern garter snake, leucistic (paradox) eastern garter snake, melanistic eastern garter snake, piebald eastern garter, silver eastern garter snake and snow eastern garter snake

Eastern black neck garter snake (Thamnophis cyrtopsis ocellatus)

Mesoamerican Highlands garter snake (Thamnophis fulvus)-a Central American species

Plains garter snake (Thamnophis radix )-Albino Plains garter snakes (Iowa and Nebraska strains), Anerythristic Plains garter snakes (piebald anerythristic), axanthic Plains garter snakes, Blizzard plains garter snake, Christmas albino/super Christmas albino Plains garter snakes, hybino Plains garter snake, hypomelanistic plains garter snake, normal plains garter snake, quad het plains garter snake and snow Plains garter snake (Iowa and Nebraska strains)

Puget Sound garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis pickeringi)

Red sided garter snake (thamnophis sirtalis parietalis)-Anerythristic red sided garter snake, albino red sided garter snake (2 strains), Blue redsided garter snake, normal red sided garter snake,golden red side garter snake, snow red sided garter

Santa Cruz garter snake (Thamnophis atratus atratus)-Single striped and three striped Santa Cruz garter snakes

Wandering garter snake (Thamnophis elegans vagrans)-Albino wandering garter snake, hypermelanistic wandering garter snake (aka chocolate wandering garter), normal wandering garter snake and melanistic wandering garter snake

** I am always looking for unusual garter snakes **

 

Article By
Scott Felzer
Reptiles Magazine
March 2004 Issue