Year of the Snake - No. 21-26 Terrestrial Garters

Aunt Chellie took this photo of Thamnophis elegans.

On a hike at Pumphouse Wash near Flagstaff at the end of June,we found five Wandering Garters (a subspecies of the Terrestrial Garter) in a couple of standing ponds. All were juveniles except for one.

During this hike, we also saw salamander larvae, the salamander's version of a tadpole.