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Old 04-01-2008, 11:13 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Found this little "guy" in my yard today.



This is the first one I've seen outside this year. I tried to shoo him over by the snowdrops for a picture, but he didn't want to cooperate.
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Old 04-01-2008, 12:21 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Very nice! Would love to find some garters in my backyard!
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Old 04-01-2008, 12:27 PM   #3 (permalink)
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It was almost perfect weather for finding snakes today. It was sunny and warm and almost completely calm. Should start looking through maps of the area and see if I could find any places that would be likely to have dens.

Did you know grass snakes often form mating balls, just like garters?
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Old 04-01-2008, 12:45 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I tried looking this morning.....can't find them in the snow!!
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Old 04-01-2008, 12:49 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Did you know grass snakes often form mating balls, just like garters?
No, I did not. But that's pretty cool. A few years ago we witnessed a mating ball of garters in our yard. The kids thought it was weird
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Old 04-01-2008, 01:08 PM   #6 (permalink)
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I didn't know that, Stefan. I've witnessed quite a few wild matings, but never seen a mating ball. I guess it would depend on population densities?

Nice picture, LeAnn. The only thing in my back yard is the shadow of my house!
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Old 04-01-2008, 01:12 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Great photo, LeAnn. Thanks for sharing it with us.
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I didn't know that, Stefan. I've witnessed quite a few wild matings, but never seen a mating ball. I guess it would depend on population densities?
I think it depends on how far north you are. A shorter summer forces them to hurry up and also reduces the number of places where they can survive the winter. So a lot of grass snakes inevitably end up in the same place.
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Old 04-01-2008, 01:19 PM   #9 (permalink)
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That makes sense. You don't have a picture do you?
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It was almost perfect weather for finding snakes today. It was sunny and warm and almost completely calm. Should start looking through maps of the area and see if I could find any places that would be likely to have dens.
Okay, now that's just not fair -- it's warm enough to find snakes in Finland and here I'm still freezing my butt off!
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