Forum: General Talk

When I first posted on this forum I asked for help sexing my snake but was unable to get good pictures because, well, I was afraid of my snake. :o...

I've watched a few videos featuring Dr. Robert Mason Mason Laboratory - Robert T. Mason and also have his book "The Snake Scientist" The Snake...

I just stopped home for my lunch break and my girl is in the process of giving birth. So far there is one very tiny little "scrub" dashing around the...

Does anyone know what sterile diluent is used for on snakes?

Just checking up on you guys. Im getting things ready to start herping soon. i plan on keeping the big ones. ill be uploading pics and videos.

Today was a big snake day... That'll be another post... instead, pull up a chair and prepare to be regaled with the most amazing tale I've ever...

So I caught my third garter today... a fat, but SHORT Eastern. So here's my question... what dictates length and size. His/Her head is significantly...

After reading comments on size I'm no longer certain I have sexed Flicker accurately as female. I attempted to photograph the tail today - but that's...

Tonight, I fed some new babies and also fed some old babies. As I passed out little chunks of worms to these beautiful creature, I couldn't help but...

The maritime garter snake, a very little known species of the garter snakes has been brought up several times throughout this forum. The real...

Some pics of this girl. She looks prego??

I just watched something fascinating that I'm not sure I've seen discussed on the forum. In one of my enclosure I have two male and one female,...

poor lil new snake... I know I've only had her since Tuesday, but she's seemed pretty relaxed in the tank and my niece and nephew (7 and 3) get...

So what age to garters become mature enough to reproduce? Is it an age thing or a size thing? Devon

On 5/30/10 baby Checkered Garters (Thamnophis marcianus marcianus) were born on the Ranch for the first time. Little did I know but one of the babies...

Please elaborate?

So far both my garters are wild caught. Is there any way to make the transition from wild to being handled easier? How long before they stop being...

Hey everyone, I am new to this website but not new to reptiles. Recently I bought 2 albino checkered garter snakes. Afer about 2 weeks I had to go...

Hi Guys, I thought I'd post a few recent photos of the T. s. tetrataenia I got from Gijs & Sabine earlier this year. They're coming along very...

I lost another young male squiggle yesterday. He was perfectly healthy (so it appeared) and we just found him dead near the hide. It's sad to lose a...