Quote Originally Posted by FunkyRes View Post
I don't know about MA but I had no trouble finding them in MI, upstate NY, and CT when I was back east. In Upstate NY it was weird though - some ponds that seemed perfect for them, only eastern garters. Other ponds, tons of them.
Thats like here. My town used to be all wetlands and it basicly is still one big swamp with neighborhoods inbetween! There are lakes, ponds, streams, marsh, swamps, everything! Tons of garters..No water snakes.