This is one of four garter snakes that bask on big rocks at the end of a garden.
A basking maritime garter snake
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Ah! That explains the difference. I kind of wondered if it they were different subspecies but chalked it up to their size difference. Thank you!
Two different subspecies of garter snakes; the eastern (with the pronounced dorsal stripe) and the maritime (with the dorsal stripe lacking). I don’t know if they typically mate or not.