I have watched Grass Snakes (Natrix natrix helvetica) hunting at night. These are pretty close in life-style to US Garters, and are supposedly diurnal. Unfortunately I can't comment on wild Garters.
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12-27-2008, 08:53 AM #1Moderator
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Re: Diurnal! Yes, but not always.
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Re: Diurnal! Yes, but not always.
My personal experience is the Garter are diurnal, but when the temps are really high you'll see them most often from later afternoon and after dark.
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Re: Diurnal! Yes, but not always.
Originally Posted by adamanteus
Unfortunately I can't comment on wild Garters.
Until July, then you can
Even if I have to go out and tie strings to their tails to make them stay put for you.
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