Still Muddy!

[dashnu]

Found this puppy about 10 minutes ago under a big rock.. I never found or seen one this big in my neck of the woods.

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[Snake lover 3-25]

Yup pretty big....... how long?????? looks like she may be gravid????????:D

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

looks like a female thats in shed

[drache]

very pretty

[dashnu]

Shes probablly around 2 feet. That would be cool if she was gravid.. She looks to be in shed to me to, noticed it last night when i was watching her with a flashlight. The blue really came out in her eyes..

[Sid]

Very nice find and good photos. Thanks for sharing.

[dashnu]

ya know now that I think of it, I choose not to re-freeze my pinkys after I fail to feed my garters :) So I threw them outside on the edge of my lawn / woods. She was under the rock directly next to where the pinkys where.. I checked this morning to see if I could find the pinkys but couldn't. Maybe she already had a meal on the "house" :D

[jeanette]

lol she probably thought you had opened a free snack bar :)

[dashnu]

I found another big one today and two babies... I think they come out a bit later up here in the north due to weather. I did not keep any I have no more room :) I am goning to go out in a bit and try to get some "natural" pics. Im not sure I have any other garters besides "Easterns" in Maine. I am going to do some research on that and see.

[Snake lover 3-25]

you can check with the snake finder on the links page of this site!!!:D

[Zephyr]

I found another big one today and two babies... I think they come out a bit later up here in the north due to weather. I did not keep any I have no more room :) I am goning to go out in a bit and try to get some "natural" pics. Im not sure I have any other garters besides "Easterns" in Maine. I am going to do some research on that and see.
I believe you may have northern ribbon snakes and maritimes.

[dashnu]

Well I spoke to soon !! I found a few more easterns I got a pic of one.

http://byfiles.storage.live.com/y1pj1s4pia8Zl7T4dpGHrjF1iKtI3ZvdSy7QDcPYKBgV1WvGnM qeq4ZEcG_xg3rboUwEblsnMi70f4

It is AMAZING they live in the wild so long.. They are so funny! This guy would poke his head out and wiggle around everytime I walked 5 feet away. He did bite me and drew blood.. My first snake bite!!! weeeeeee!

And I am pretty pumped about this find and just might have to add it to my collection..

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What is this guy???

...and more of him...

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[Zephyr]

Northern ringneck snake I think.
Eats worms, slugs, salamanders, and snails.

[Snake lover 3-25]

WOW cool snake!!!!!:D:D:D:D

[enigma200316]

It is a Northern Ringneck and I would think it better to just let it go, they are very hard to get to eat and the one I had ended up dead, but it is your call, they like damp leafy like substrate, and eat mainly worms, very nice find and a good sized one to boot.........:)

[enigma200316]

Here's the one I had..........

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/Northern_Ringneck1.jpg

[dashnu]

It is a Northern Ringneck and I would think it better to just let it go, they are very hard to get to eat and the one I had ended up dead, but it is your call, they like damp leafy like substrate, and eat mainly worms, very nice find and a good sized one to boot.........:)

I think I'm with you. After reading a bit about them I am also seeing they are tough to keep captive. I may give him a week or two to see if he will eat.

[enigma200316]

I think I'm with you. After reading a bit about them I am also seeing they are tough to keep captive. I may give him a week or two to see if he will eat.


thats a good idea, and then after that if she doesn't eat let her go....;)

[dashnu]

Look like they have some *mild* venom also in there "rear" teeth, however can rarely get their rear teeth into humans.. Kind of interesting I guess :rolleyes: and if they did it would pretty much just itch.. Tough little guy :D

[enigma200316]

yes, awsome little buggers they are, and they to come in little verying colors.......:D