Hello, snake newbie here

[Kevinh583]

Thanks. The snake was caught in northeast Texas. I'm not sure what the proper name for the fish I am using is but they just called them "shiners". I don't have any better pictures of the tail yet. The snake hasn't posed on its back and I still have not worked up the courage to grab the darn thing.

Steve, I know what you mean about that garter snake magic. Before observing this little guy I would have never thought snakes could have more personality than: "get away from me, I'm going to kill you". I haven't had the snake for a week and I'm already thinking to myself that the rack I'm using would look so much better with another tank or two on it. Some of the blame for that also falls on this forum and its members for posting all the cool pictures.

[Stefan-A]

Thanks. The snake was caught in northeast Texas. I'm not sure what the proper name for the fish I am using is but they just called them "shiners". I don't have any better pictures of the tail yet. The snake hasn't posed on its back and I still have not worked up the courage to grab the darn thing.

Possibly T. proximus, then.

[guidofatherof5]

Thanks. The snake was caught in northeast Texas. I'm not sure what the proper name for the fish I am using is but they just called them "shiners". I don't have any better pictures of the tail yet. The snake hasn't posed on its back and I still have not worked up the courage to grab the darn thing.

Steve, I know what you mean about that garter snake magic. Before observing this little guy I would have never thought snakes could have more personality than: "get away from me, I'm going to kill you". I haven't had the snake for a week and I'm already thinking to myself that the rack I'm using would look so much better with another tank or two on it. Some of the blame for that also falls on this forum and its members for posting all the cool pictures.

Blame we gladly take, thanks.

[gartermorphs]

[QUOTE=Kevinh583;132326]Thanks. and I still have not worked up the courage to grab the darn thing.


you could try handling it with leather gloves until your comfortable handling with bare hands

[Odie]

Hi, from Oregon, Kevin

[oki-inu]

Hello, welcome from Florida. You'll get a lot of great info on this forum and you got a nice snake there.

[Napta]

Hello, from France

[guidofatherof5]

Thanks. The snake was caught in northeast Texas. I'm not sure what the proper name for the fish I am using is but they just called them "shiners". I don't have any better pictures of the tail yet. The snake hasn't posed on its back and I still have not worked up the courage to grab the darn thing

So don't grab it. Put you hand in there and let the snake come to you. Their natural curiosity will help. If it gets up in your hand see of you can grasp it but not lift it. Garters adapt quickly to human contact, as a rule.
The picking up part can come later. Before long you'll have it eating out of you hand, literally.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

So don't grab it. Put you hand in there and let the snake come to you. Their natural curiosity will help. If it gets up in your hand see of you can grasp it but not lift it. Garters adapt quickly to human contact, as a rule.
The picking up part can come later. Before long you'll have it eating out of you hand, literally.

Ditto! And don't bother with leather gloves.... this snake cannot hurt you and they will probably just freak the snake out more.

[gartermorphs]

Ditto! And don't bother with leather gloves.... this snake cannot hurt you and they will probably just freak the snake out more.

Ive never had the problem with them freaking out and I go herping with them on and i was just saying this so that he would feel more comfortable holding the snake for his first couple times