beautie's in the backyard

[flakgunner]

hey,
since we moved here in 2000,the backyard has always had Western Plains Gartersnakes.Every year where seeing more and more,as we setup the backyard to be a sancutary for them.


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we,ve rescued them from the road,the jaws of cats,and lawn mowers.Fresh water and numerous hiding places,thru out the yard.

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//566/medium/backyard_008.jpg

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this year where seeing extra large ones ,hitting 30"+,in a months,the yard will be alive ,with little ones.

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[Elliot]

That's great! Those really are some nice garters, some of those in the pics definatley look gravid.

[adamanteus]

Great pictures. I want a yard just like yours!

[flakgunner]

hey,

By mid-August ,we will be unable to mow the lawn,for quite sometime

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http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//566/medium/snakes_004.jpg

even tho ,their all prized beautie's to us.This one here,was a absolute must,keeper.caught memorial weekend,measuring in at 15",she is now,getting ready for her third shed,and measured in at a whopping 20",5" in 2 months,and eating minnows,nightcrawlers,everyother day.

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/SD5300831.JPG

more info on these little beautie's,can be read ,in my "photo Album"

[Sid]

:eek: Send your address quick. I want the house next door!

Seriously, awsome plains and great photos. Thanks for sharing.

Sid

[Lee]

Very cool!

[Stefan-A]

I really like that dark morph, wonder if anybody breeds them.. :)

[Gijs & Sabine]

Please wake me up now !!:eek: This is just too good to be true !!!!
Awesome pictures and plains garters.

[drache]

beautiful snakes
that's how I'd like to live
with lots of snakes around
thanks for the great pics

[Josh]

i wish i had one!!!!!!

[Lulu Bennett]

can i move in with you? i cook(ish), i clean, anything you want (within reason!) i will just sleep in a tent in in your back yard? :D

[Pinky]

That is sooo awsome!!!I need to set my yard up and intrduce a few snakes here!!my neighbors daughter said they have seen a few garters in her back yard but i'm still waiting...

[ssssnakeluvr]

looks like my kind of yard!!!!!!!!!

[ScimitarX]

Really nice looking snakes!! Thanx for sharing the pics.

[GarterGuy]

Very cool setup you've got going and great looking snakes. I hope to be doing the same for eastern garters in my area if I can ever sell my house and get the 9.5acres of woodland I've put a bid on.:D

Roy

[garterking]

Now that has to be a fun back yard. Wish it was mine.:)

[flakgunner]

I really like that dark morph, wonder if anybody breeds them.. :)HEY,we've got one of these,thats over 30+,and theirs a good 2",missing from her tail,apparently,she met up with a lawn mower,she's thicker than the First pic of the Garter coiled on the grate.My daughter just saw one,the base color was that of a chocolate shake,and thought see saw another one,that quite possibly had three orange strips?:eek:,so over the next few days.I'll be looking very close!!

Joe

[Snaky]

Great picture's and awesome yard!

[Thamnophis]

Must be great to have such a yard with those snakes.
What is their natural foodsource in your yard?

[flakgunner]

Must be great to have such a yard with those snakes.
What is their natural foodsource in your yard?hey,
jumbo NIGHTCRAWLERS!!!where talking monsteress category,of 6"-8",and this past May/June,we where invaded by the 17 year Cicada's,but I never did witness any of the Garter's ,grabbing these,but the Garter's had massive girth's to them,at that time,and they should not have been showing littles one at that time,they where still mating.we had one female under a large piece of bark,and 10 males,trying to get to her.

A few years ago,we had a mild Thanksgiving weekend,and I came across a 24" Plains,catching some warm early afternoon rays,and my Youngest girl,Autumn saw one ,by our sunroom,it was the first week of Dec.,and it's very common for us to see them ,on a very warm early spring day,with snow on the ground.

Joe

[Josh]

wow those are some big night crawlers lol. Its like you have a pet store in your back yard.