Species:

Thamnophis cyrtopsis

Black-necked Gartersnake

Subspecies I've seen:
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Western Black-necked Gartersnake
T. c. cyrtopsis
Subspecies:

Thamnophis cyrtopsis cyrtopsis

Western Black-necked Gartersnake

August 13, 2004
Oak Creek Canyon, Coconino County, Arizona
Western Black-necked Gartersnake (Thamnophis cyrtopsis cyrtopsis)
Western Black-necked Gartersnake (Thamnophis cyrtopsis cyrtopsis)
These are both young gartersnakes. The one pictured at top was very small, perhaps about five inches long. The one pictured below was a little larger, but no more than eight inches long. Both of them were hunting tasty fish and tadpoles in calm areas of Oak Creek Canyon.