PDA

View Full Version : New Subspecies T.r.hamper :)


guidofatherof5
06-20-2012, 12:39 PM
My Gabby went down to the laundry room to get one of those collapsible hampers.
She came up with the hamper and showed me what was inside.
This beautiful female T.radix (Plains Garter) entered the hamper through a small tear in the mesh(See photo) then couldn't get out.
Silly little scrub.:D
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/hamper_snake.jpg
chris-uk
06-20-2012, 01:46 PM
Is this an escapee? Or a new wild arrival?
guidofatherof5
06-20-2012, 02:02 PM
Wild scrub.
InsanePirateDragon
06-20-2012, 02:03 PM
Okay that made me laugh, silly snake. Garters get into more trouble than a toddler it seems.
guidofatherof5
06-20-2012, 02:05 PM
Okay that made me laugh, silly snake. Garters get into more trouble than a toddler it seems.

Chris and Char will be the judge of that in the next few years.:D
katach
06-20-2012, 02:06 PM
She is gorgeous! Will she be staying at the ranch spa or did you let her outside?
guidofatherof5
06-20-2012, 02:07 PM
She's staying for awhile.
katach
06-20-2012, 02:49 PM
Nice! Keep us posted on how she does.
ProXimuS
06-20-2012, 03:20 PM
Whew! Lucky girl! Good thing she was found before going in the wash...
guidofatherof5
06-20-2012, 03:40 PM
These radixes whether wild or residents keep us on our toes.
ProXimuS
06-20-2012, 03:43 PM
Clearly;)
mikem
06-20-2012, 04:21 PM
Must be nice having these welcomed guests drop in like that :)
guidofatherof5
06-20-2012, 04:54 PM
This has been a strange year. Late Fall is my best time for wild snakes in the basement.
Not this year. Not sure why I have so many volunteers/visitors.:D
-MARWOLAETH-
06-20-2012, 04:55 PM
How do they get into your house?
guidofatherof5
06-20-2012, 05:03 PM
I know their two secret doors. Most of the time they stay off the floor but this year is different.
In one location they can enter the house and rest above a false ceiling. The other one is near the den location.
Invisible Snake
06-20-2012, 05:04 PM
How do they get into your house?

Just like a dog door, Steve has a snake door lol jk :D
ProXimuS
06-20-2012, 07:04 PM
This has been a strange year. Late Fall is my best time for wild snakes in the basement.
Not this year. Not sure why I have so many volunteers/visitors.:D

Word is spreading between the snakes:)
chris-uk
06-21-2012, 08:25 AM
Word is spreading between the snakes:)

In the same way that they leave pheromone trails to den sites, there is a big pheromone trail leading to the T.Radix Ranch.
EasternGirl
06-21-2012, 02:00 PM
I usually find many garters in my basement...but I have found none this year. Okay...usually my housekeeper who is terrified of snakes finds them...and comes running upstairs screaming "Bibura Bibura!" (snake in Mexican)...rofl.

Glad you guys found her...and just for the record...my nine-year-old son still manages to get into more trouble than any of my snakes....lol. In fact, my snakes are the most well behaved of all of my pets. One more reason to have snakes!