Describe the smell of garter snake musk?

[mustang]

haha i love you mommy pffffftttt heres a present now i get put back in my cage

[kibakiba]

I do slip in pinky parts and worms. She will eat them, she doesn't care for them much but if I have fish she zips over to my hand and steals it from the others. All of my babies, save for Tiny and Squirt, have a highly varied diet. If I can ever afford a tank for guppies, I'd probably start breeding those for some food too.

I held her earlier and she squirted salmony poo all over my leg and hand... Cleaned that up and took her out to let her meet my mom, pooped on my hand... Put her back in the tank after an hour and a half of holding and neck massages, she squirted some more poop on my hand. Maybe she should be named Squirt, and Squirt should be named Snap.

[ConcinusMan]

That vicious, thieving, trample all to get to the fish... it's in her genes. All the snakes many generations before her, that came from the same genetic pool are like that. Those dimorphic concinnus are just "fish-crazy"

The pair I had for about 20 years (from the same place that snap's parents are from) would just go nuts if cooked fish in the house. Oh, and if I forget to wash my hands and go near them... oh crap. My hand is food as far as they're concerned, as long as it smells vaguely of fish.

[kibakiba]

Yeah, Snap likes to bite me and will hang on if I just have a slight smell of fish on my hands. Usually it doesn't hurt but once she bit me and held onto something with her tail and pulled, it actually ripped a little skin and made me bleed. My finger was red and sore for the rest of the day too.

[zarfytezz]

Ouch =p

[lauwersp]

I personally don't find it pleasant, but not at all as bad as it sounds above. My female has musked me three times and it seemed to wash right off.

I read that only females musk... is that right?

[zooplan]

I think I´m inured to redsideds musk after 20 years, but can´t abide
Santa Cruz Garters musk.

[ConcinusMan]

I personally don't find it pleasant, but not at all as bad as it sounds above. My female has musked me three times and it seemed to wash right off.

I read that only females musk... is that right?

Incorrect. Both sexes can musk shortly after they are born.

[guidofatherof5]

I've found my small(juv.) male radixes smell the worst. It's a much sharper smell, if that makes any sense.
Definitely different from the females.

[ConcinusMan]

Slightly more pungent or a bit more acrid, might be what you mean. Believe me, I know exactly what you're saying. Oh... the malodor...