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Demeanor

Curious

Periscopes at everything. Will investigate your sleeve.

Looks

Colorful

Saturated, high-contrast, hard to look away from.

Size class

Small

60–120 cm. One-hand handling, forever.

Shipping live animals

Overnight courier, insulated box, heat or cold pack matched to the forecast on both ends. Shipping is held when temperatures at either end fall outside 40–90°F. Live arrival is guaranteed by every breeder listing here.

Cold River Corns

Flame Garter Snake

Name: Flame Garter Snake
Brand: Cold River Corns
Price: 195.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Thamnophis sirtalis

$195

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FlameBeginner care

Red-orange saturation along the full length of the dorsal stripe. Periscopes the moment the enclosure opens and tongue-flicks its way up your sleeve.

Sex: Female
Hatched: Oct 2, 2023 · 2 yr old
Length now: 2′ 9″
Weight: 175 g
Adult size: 2′ 11″ typical
Lifespan: 12+ years

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Cold River CornsVerified

Portland, OR · 21 yrs breeding

★ 5.0 (731 reviews)

Two decades of corn snake work, including a scaleless line we have kept clean since 2011. If you want a corn snake that will still be eating like a machine in fifteen years, start here.

Feeding record

Taking frozen/thawed small pinky every 5 days. No refusals on record.

Keeping a Garter Snake

Diurnal, alert, social enough to be housed in groups, and awake when you are — which almost no other pet snake can claim. Garters are the extroverts of the hobby and they eat fish.

Temperature: 85°F basking, 70°F cool side
Humidity: 40–50% with a large water bowl
Enclosure: 36×18×18 with climbing branches and a soaking dish
Diet: Fish fillet, nightcrawlers, or scented pinkies twice weekly

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