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[mustang]

Actually, just as a point of interest. It is believed that certain Garter Snakes are poisonous, in particular those which eat certain poisonous newts (Taricha granulosa). It seems that the toxins in the salamander's skin are retained in the body (liver?) of the snake, rendering it poisonous.

but it dosm\nt have its on toxin that it can produce at will (dart frogs cane toads ect.) i dont know if it has to release it at will to be poisnous but i believe it does have to have its own poison to be used in the contex of "that snake is poisnous" instead its "hey that snake has toxins in it" or somthn like that

[sirtalis01]

oh you whent to sean caseys BBQ? my Sister and her Chihuahuas whent, maybe you met her ..shes from the NYC_Chihuahua_Meetup_Group..

[drache]

I ended up packing it in early, but is your sister friends with Lorena, Sean's girlfriend?
they've got a chihuahua named Little Shoes
I used to look down on chihuahuas, but that mountain lion story changed my mind

[ConcinusMan]

The red spotted garters (particularly the anery population I found in Oregon) seem to favor eating rough-skinned newts. I mean, they love 'em. Most any other animal that tries to eat one gets very ill. It has been observed specifically in that area, that animals often get very ill after eating garter snakes, particularly crows and jays. Blue herons don't get sick though, and eat newts too.