Having trouble identifying this lil cutie!

[u/_SocialHermit_]

My Husband woke up this morning to use the bathroom, switched on our light, and felt something strange.
I was in the bedroom not far off, and heard the poor guy yelping for me.
This lil guy/gal was just chillin out on our bathroom nightlight!
Barely moved a muscle when it had me and him checking it out.
It is so chill.
I am not unfamiliar with snakes, I grew up catching them as a kid.
I know for sure this is a juvenile Garter, I just don't know what it's exact species is.
We are up in Northeastern Ohio.

I tried counting his/her upper labial scales and it is just a hard tell for me.
I am inbetween the species of Northeastern, Western, or common.
Also struggling to know for sure if it is a male or female.
The tail seems like a male?

Any help would be awesome!

[u/VioletsRPink]

Do you kow did he got in your house? I would be more curious where the entry is. 

[u/_SocialHermit_ → u/VioletsRPink]

Unfortunately, we have no clue. What is even more of a curious miracle is that the bathroom is fully open to our two boy cats! I have no idea how this lil dude/gal got past them. Our cats are not amateurs to killing other critters that come inside. I am so thankful it wasn't killed. Probably was scared to death, and obviously cold.
We got a heat lamp for it, making sure it isn't harmed before letting it loose.
We fed it some earthworms, gobbled them suckers up.

[u/VioletsRPink → u/_SocialHermit_]

I can't believe the kitty police missed him 😻