snakes found

greyhawk · 04-22-2007, 09:08 PM

Couple stories. First, I went to my usual snake catching spot and saw about 5 or 6 males garters basking. I hand caught some tadpoles and threw them at the snakes. After a minute or so one of the snakes ate it. I repeated that a few times, it was pretty cool to see.

Then my friend was telling me today that she saw about 20 baby garters coming out of a stone wall. So I went to this location, and it was later in the day so the sun wasnt strong so we only saw 3, but they are about 5 inches long and we kept 2.

Here are some of the male garters I fed tadpoles to.

Cazador · 04-22-2007, 09:47 PM

What an exciting-looking place. I bet you could sit on those sunny rocks watching garters crawl around for hours

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stonyloam · 04-22-2007, 11:23 PM

Those are beauties. Feeding wild snakes is a blast (it is on my to do list, outside). I never knew garters were so special.

Thamnophis · 04-23-2007, 06:51 PM

That are great pictures, Greyhawk!

Snaky · 04-24-2007, 01:10 AM

Very nice pic's and snakes. Hopefully they do well, those 2

drache · 04-24-2007, 02:32 AM

those are beautiful
I always love seeing them where they live

mikm · 04-24-2007, 06:53 AM

Nice work greyhawk !! Those "in the wild" pics are just awesome

thanks so much for sharing !!
marian

FitnessFreak · 04-24-2007, 08:19 AM

nice pics! you should post some of the babies your keeping aswell

GarterGuy · 04-24-2007, 11:59 PM

Very cool pics......love finding garters in the wild.

Sid · 04-25-2007, 05:38 AM

Those are both great photos and Garters. Thanks for sharing.

Sid

04-22-2007, 09:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
greyhawk Never shed Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: massachusetts Posts: 30 Country:	snakes found Couple stories. First, I went to my usual snake catching spot and saw about 5 or 6 males garters basking. I hand caught some tadpoles and threw them at the snakes. After a minute or so one of the snakes ate it. I repeated that a few times, it was pretty cool to see. Then my friend was telling me today that she saw about 20 baby garters coming out of a stone wall. So I went to this location, and it was later in the day so the sun wasnt strong so we only saw 3, but they are about 5 inches long and we kept 2. Here are some of the male garters I fed tadpoles to.

04-22-2007, 09:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cazador Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Alaska, USA Posts: 1,608 Country:	Re: snakes found What an exciting-looking place. I bet you could sit on those sunny rocks watching garters crawl around for hours .

04-22-2007, 11:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
stonyloam "Third shed, A Success" Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western NY Posts: 521 Country:	Re: snakes found Those are beauties. Feeding wild snakes is a blast (it is on my to do list, outside). I never knew garters were so special. __________________ Terry

04-23-2007, 06:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
Thamnophis Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,313 Country:	Re: snakes found That are great pictures, Greyhawk! __________________ Kousebandslangen.nl - Member of the EGSA It is always advisable to be a loser if you cannot become a winner. Frank Zappa

04-24-2007, 01:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
Snaky "PM Boots For Custom Title" Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,633 Country:	Re: snakes found Very nice pic's and snakes. Hopefully they do well, those 2

04-24-2007, 02:32 AM	#6 (permalink)
drache Ophiuchus rhea Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 3,984 Country:	Re: snakes found those are beautiful I always love seeing them where they live __________________ rhea

04-24-2007, 06:53 AM	#7 (permalink)
mikm Subadult snake Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 355 Country:	Re: snakes found Nice work greyhawk !! Those "in the wild" pics are just awesome thanks so much for sharing !! marian

04-24-2007, 08:19 AM	#8 (permalink)
FitnessFreak "First shed In Progress" Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 81 Country:	Re: snakes found nice pics! you should post some of the babies your keeping aswell

04-24-2007, 11:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
GarterGuy Brother Snake Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lancaster,PA Posts: 1,356 Country:	Re: snakes found Very cool pics......love finding garters in the wild. __________________ *Roy* 1.1 T.s.pickeringi 0.1 T.s.concinnus 0.0.2 T.s.pallidulus

04-25-2007, 05:38 AM	#10 (permalink)
Sid Thamnophis Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,633 Country:	Re: snakes found Those are both great photos and Garters. Thanks for sharing. Sid

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