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25 Sep 06

Gartersnakes are small by colubrid standards. Females average anywhere from 30 to 36 inches in length; males average 16 to 24 inches. The largest Thamnophis species is the giant gartersnake (T. couchi gigas), found in central California, which can reach a length of 4 feet or more. The smallest is the short-headed gartersnake (T. brachystoma), averaging 16 inches.

There are approximately 75 species/subspecies of gartersnakes that are found from the southern tip of Alaska, throughout most of Canada and the United States on into Mexico and Central America. Habitats vary from species to species. Swamps, marshes, prairies, open fields, forests, deserts, mountains are all habitats that particular species of garters prefer. The eastern garter (T. sirtalis sirtalis) has the largest range of any Thamnophis species; the short-headed garter has the smallest range, located predominately in northwest Pennsylvania on into southwest New York.

23 Sep 06

Reptic World is a specially tuned search engine to find the best sites, articles, forums and information about reptiles and herpetology. Run custom tuned Searches for reptile terms such as asian rat snakes boa constrictor corn snake garter snake gecko herpetology house snake king snake lizard python rat snakes reptile forum snake forum african house snake boa constrictor bull snake carpet python corn snake dumeril's boa Lamprophis capensis Lamprophis Fuliginosus pine snake rainbow boa savu python snake tree python woma python - jjspirko on 2006-09-23

27 Aug 06

This problem is from the fact that when we think of "common" or "brown" house snakes there are actually TWO species that look quite similar to each other and most of the herp world is under the impression that they are indeed one in the same. Then when you try to interbreed these animals they are more then willing to go through with the act but you get slugs (infertile eggs). On some occasions you may get a few good eggs and the offspring will be hybrids between the two and mostly infertile. - jjspirko on 2006-08-27

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18 Aug 06

Hi, I am Jack Spirko the guy in the picture to the right. The good looking member of that couple is my wife Dorothy, yea I know, what's she doing with me, right. I have to admit I am not sure myself but I count myself lucky every day that I spend my days with her. We are both fortunate to have a great son named Matt (he is the guy in the picture below us). Matt will be graduating high school in 2007 and then going on to college, exactly where he has yet to decide. - jjspirko on 2006-08-18

Welcome to the African House Snake Page. This page is intended as an internet resource for people interested in finding about the amazing African House Snake (Lamprophis fuliginosus). Also, and more appropriately known as the Brown House Snake, these little colubrids may be the easiest species of snake to keep and breed in captivity.

When I first discovered the African House Snake I knew I had found my individual calling in the Herp world. Sure I could go into corn snakes or milks or kings or bulls or just about any of the common snakes where the knowledge was already well gathered and things would be a lot easier. - jjspirko on 2006-08-17
When I first discovered the African House Snake I knew I had found my individual calling in the Herp world. Sure I could go into corn snakes or milks or kings or bulls or just about any of the common snakes where the knowledge was already well gathered and things would be a lot easier.

So this site is my contribution to the Herpetological Community. Please take time to look around and contributor to our forums and blog or even submit your articles for inclusion in our knowledge base. The opportunity to discover new traits, phases and even species is exceptional. - jjspirko on 2006-08-18