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Could anyone identify this snake for a noob like myself?

Tiffycj

Tiffycj

Western Corns
So my friend and I were driving and saw this guy on the road (luckily I swerved to avoid him). He was not happy with us being around, and kept striking, so it was the only pic I could get so I could leave him be. I've bee curious as to what he was. He was seen in Alberta, Canada. His belly seemed quite flat, I found.
 

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Garter snake, checkered garter, I believe, and she almost looks gravid. Can't remember the scientific name for checkereds off hand right now.
 
by the looks of it, either a plains garter (Thamnophis radix) or wandering garter (Thamnophis elegans vagrans). Closer identifying traits, i.e., close up of body stripes/scalation, head close up particularly of the labial scales, etc. would be helpful. Definitelynot a checkered garter, unless introduced; checkered only range as far north as southwestern Kansas. From looks of it I'd peg it as a wandering garter, but I've only ever seen 2 plains garters.

Alberta ESRD - Snakes
 
Yep, my bad. Showed the picture to a garter guru I know that's really good at I.Ding the various species and subspecies and he said T. elegans vagrans.
 
Thanks guys! For some reason I didn't even look at Garter snakes. I've never seen one before and was somehow under the impression that they were small and black haha. :)
 
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