I have a first snake of the year too!

[Squeaky10199]

today april 6th i went outside and it was very beautiful outside here in wisconsin milwaukee. well i went on a little scout to see if any snakes came out of hibernation and sure enough i found a little mating ball consisting of like 4-6 garters together. it was a very neat sight to see. but when i got to close they scattered like crazy. i caught one just a little bit ago that i found on the railroad tracks crossing by itself so i thought i might as well make one more addition to my collection of garters and he or she is in with spot my other garter in a 15 gallon tank. hopefully everything goes well... they are chilling together on the basking bark. so hopefully they like it. plenty of stuff to climb on too.. hahaha anyone else encountering snakes now?

[Loren]

i thought i might as well make one more addition to my collection of garters and he or she is in with spot my other garter hahaha
anyone else encountering snakes now?

Havent been out lately, but the weathers just starting to get right around here, so hopefully pretty soon.
My only suggestion with getting new wild caught snakes would be to keep it caged separately from your other snakes for at least a few weeks, if not 2 months or more, to make sure its good and healthy, and internal and external parasite free.
Post a pic of your new snake sometime.