Hybridization Between Two Species of Garter Snakes

Typical specimens of radix are available from several localities in Morton County of southwestern Kansas (Spring Creek; twelve miles and eighteen miles north of Elkhart; Elkhart); from the State Lake and Meade in Meade County; from Hunters, Harper County; Coolidge, Hamilton County; and Ingalls, Gray County. Typical marciana is available from Spring Creek, Morton County; Liberal, Seward County; and Clark County (no locality). An overlap of range with radix is evident, and from Spring Creek in Morton County typical specimens of both species are available.