Today I went on a nature hike. Just a block over from me are railroad tracks, with a small naturalized area on either side. I took the kids, and their friends, and we strolled through the part that is normally overgrown with reeds and grasses much too tall to get through.
We saw a squirm, I grabbed it, and astoundingly, it was a beautiful Butler's garter. Few minutes down, we nabbed another, this one with a fabulous orange tone on the face and neck!
These guys are endangered, so how come I find them everytime I catch a snake in the last couple seasons??? It just kills me to not be allowed to keep them!!!
I now have a new population of Butlers to report to the local nature center.
I forgot to upload the pics, so I'll post again with those in a few............