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ssssnakeluvr · 01-21-2007, 04:42 PM

not sure if the red color has anything to do with the immunity...wandering garters eat salamanders and toads on a regular basis, they have no red...I have seen them eat frogs, toads, and salamander with their skin secretions and have no problems.... Many different garters may hae that type of immunity...red siders in Kansas eat a lot of toads...these toads secrete a nasty milky stuff when getting munched...doesn't bother the snakes, but dogs sure can't stand it!

01-21-2007, 04:42 PM	#10 (permalink)
ssssnakeluvr "PM Boots For Custom Title" Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 2,080 Country:	Re: Cool Garter Snake Research From Utah State University not sure if the red color has anything to do with the immunity...wandering garters eat salamanders and toads on a regular basis, they have no red...I have seen them eat frogs, toads, and salamander with their skin secretions and have no problems.... Many different garters may hae that type of immunity...red siders in Kansas eat a lot of toads...these toads secrete a nasty milky stuff when getting munched...doesn't bother the snakes, but dogs sure can't stand it!