Describe the smell of garter snake musk?

[kibakiba]

It is hard to explain, especially since it probably varies per species. My concinnus (red spotted garter) don't smell that bad. Honestly, it smells like... Almost kind of like slightly old whole milk, which is a bad smell to me. I'm lactose intolerant. It's not that bad though, not enough to make me angry over being musked by my beloved Snapdragon. My ordinoides(northwestern garter) have different smells. The worst is my yearling, Runt. Hers smells like a rotting carcass. Mama musked me once when I first caught her and she smelt like moldy compost. The smells aren't exactly that way, and I'm sure someone would describe them differently if they were to smell my snakes musk. Some snakes are extremely stinky and some don't smell bad at all.

[infernalis]

PM me your mailing address, I'll spook one of my snakes and mail you some... (J/K)

[guidofatherof5]

PM me your mailing address, I'll spook one of my snakes and mail you some... (J/K)

No, no Wayne. You might be on to something.
Kind of like the samples of perfume sprayed on the papers at the expensive fragrance counters.
I'd be glad to mail someone that. The garter snake musk that is. I'm not sure it would make it passed the postal inspectors or their dogs.

[kibakiba]

Awww, your poor snakes!

The only muskings I get nowadays are from Snap. She hates me more than she hates tilapia. She flung musk at me, spraying it literally all over my arm and on my clothes. Just because I picked her up to get her used to being held and interacted with. I'd like her to calm down because I want to show her to my real mom when I get to see her, but that won't happen . I'm lucky she doesn't smell bad and she didn't hit my face. Lol.

[guidofatherof5]

You're in for a real treat when that musk get in your mouth.
I've been nailed twice. The second time was just as bad as the first.

[kibakiba]

I keep my mouth shut around Snap. Though, I cant think of anything that could taste worse than my medicine. Makes me sick the moment I get it anywhere near my mouth. And with any smell, I can sort of taste what I smell, so it doesn't need to be in my mouth to know what it'd taste like... It's always fun to taste the cookies or other good food before it's even near me
The only bad thing about it is when things smell bad... Like musk... And wet dog... And other people who don't seem to bathe often

[Tyrel26]

I don't think so, "Tim".

Whos Tim?

Actually it does work to some extent. While hiking in alberta we often startled snakes in the grass on the trail side and caused them to musk with out ever seeing them. Its not something thats going to be pin point accurate but it can let you know there is a snake near by. I found my first ever garter after it musked on the side of a trail and alerted us of its presence, it was a young redside. I had said to my friend, "whats that rotten smell?" lol and since he had caught snakes before he knew the smell. It was the first wild snake I'd ever seen and it was an amazing experience.

[zarfytezz]

Haha

[kibakiba]

Haha, sometimes if Snap musks me and the smell doesn't go away after washing all the other snakes won't let me pick them up They give me the "How could you!?" look, too.

[Mommy2many]

Haha, sometimes if Snap musks me and the smell doesn't go away after washing all the other snakes won't let me pick them up They give me the "How could you!?" look, too.

See???
They know, they all know...