Not a pet but...

[Lacibeth]

Incredible beautiful snake! Looks like a Thamnophis sirtalis, common garter snake, no?

I can't get the picture big enough to check but I think T sirtalis--they have the lateral stripe on the 2nd/3rd row of scale and T radix has the strip on the 3rd/4th row.

[LilyPad]

Yes, Thamnophis sirtalis, It was a pretty little snake! It's the second one we found in our area, the last one was much bigger. So it is good to know they are hanging out here!