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08-05-2007, 12:25 PM
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Re: back from the dead....
Welcome back.
 I agree with Fons. They can go several meters. Normally, If I see one in the wild, they are very near or on the surface of the water.Sid |
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08-05-2007, 12:48 PM
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Re: back from the dead....
ok . Seems they pretty much have the same diving-capacity as our grass snake natrix natrix here in sweden then. Iīve seen them dive a couple of meters to catch minnow and such.
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08-05-2007, 12:52 PM
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08-05-2007, 01:00 PM
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Re: back from the dead....
i guess i didn't really need to worry tomuch about kia being head under for 2 mins then lol
 
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08-05-2007, 01:06 PM
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Re: back from the dead....
very neat. Iīve read that ribbon snakes tend to flee on the surface of the water rather than dive. Is this true for garters as well or do they rather make their escape under water?
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08-05-2007, 01:08 PM
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Re: back from the dead....
I can't really comment on Garters in the wild, but I've seen Natrix escape on the surface and by diving to safety. My guess would be thet Garters do the same.
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08-05-2007, 01:12 PM
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Re: back from the dead....
It's nice to have you back.
As summer draws to an end, I guess we will be seeing more and more members returning. It will be nice to see if Rick comes back. 
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08-05-2007, 01:13 PM
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This would be my reference however reliable it is. It specifies that ribbons donīt dive wich seems kind of...odd? I donīt know. |
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08-05-2007, 01:14 PM
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