I know you guys like pics.....

[dashnu]

....but do I post to many heh.

Yet another find in my yard right before dark last night. Can you tell what the sex is? Also I am really confused on snake types. Is this just an Eastern? I assume there are several different types of easterns? I see many different color variations. This one had really nice colors I thought. If I can find a similar male/female I might take on breeding next year.



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Full album at Brett's Space (http://brettcurtis.spaces.live.com/photos/cns!3AEC89F95FA8A566!453/)

[adamanteus]

Yes, Brett, that's an Eastern. The have great variety. I think she's a she.:D Very nice looking one by the way.

Edit: No you don't post too many pics!

[dashnu]

Yes, Brett, that's an Eastern. The have great variety. I think she's a she.:D Very nice looking one by the way.

Edit: No you don't post too many pics!

Thanks man! So generally females have the longer thinner tail correct? What about scientific names? Do they change going into color variations?

[gregmonsta]

Pic number 5 shows a fast taper to the tail which indicates a female me thinks ... about a year old maybe??

[Lori P]

VERY pretty snake Brett! Congrats. :-)

[adamanteus]

So generally females have the longer thinner tail correct?

No Brett, males have the longer, more slender tails. Females taper off quite rapidly after the vent, as you can see in a couple of your pics.

[dashnu]

Ok so was just out gathering up Grasshoppers for my Gecko and I heard the leave moving around.. I see a Eastern Garter and go over to get it however it would not come out of the rocks.. I pulled gently and no go so I begin to pull some layers of rocks off. And I find this little guy with about a 1/4 inch of the easterns tail down its throat.. The garter was easyly TWICE to THREE times his size. I was pretty neat to see but I saved the garters life and am now keeping the eastern milk :) Figured maybe some of you garter lovers would be proud of me.... Another happy garter in the wild :)

'Ton oh snakes up here in Maine ahhh yup, guy, bub, guy'

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What do you suppose the "red area" is on top of his head? Results of a bad shed?

[dashnu]

No Brett, males have the longer, more slender tails. Females taper off quite rapidly after the vent, as you can see in a couple of your pics.

Got ya! I will remember this now :)

[adamanteus]

Looks like an injury.

[Scaley.Jade]

i think its really cool that you can step out your house and find snakes
i wish i could

[dashnu]

i think its really cool that you can step out your house and find snakes
i wish i could

Yea it makes living 60 minutes away from the city worth it !

[Stefan-A]

Aren't there three species that you can find, Jade? :D Depending on how you define stepping out of your house. ;)

[adamanteus]

Actually Jade, Stefan is right.... You have both Grass Snakes and Adders in Derbyshire... you might struggle with finding the Smooth Snake though!

[dashnu]

not sure if this will work...

http://maps.live.com/?v=2&sp=Point.rb0mtt93vd2s_My%20House!____&encType=1 (http://maps.live.com/?v=2&sp=Point.rb0mtt93vd2s_My%20House!____&encType=1)
My house hit birds eye view... NOTHING but trees... Im out there man :)

[infernalis]

Never too many pictures!!!

And if you think about it, you may have saved that eastern too, what if it got say about 1/3 of the garter swallowed, and the garter were to take off? it could easily drag that little eastern around causing all sorts of esophagus damage. (a very ugly way to die)

BTW, you are an excellent photographer.

Regards,
Wayne A. Harvey

http://www.reformedsniper.net/sn/choad.jpg

[Scaley.Jade]

Actually Jade, Stefan is right.... You have both Grass Snakes and Adders in Derbyshire... you might struggle with finding the Smooth Snake though!

i know some spots where the adders are found but not sure there what i want to go looking for lol
got a lovely patch of country side right by my house so wouldnt take long

no idea on where to look for grass snakes

[Lori P]

Wow, Brett, that's amazing that you were there to stop that particular meal!! Very nice looking milksnake too.

Ok, madly scibbling directions to Brett's house... LOL!!!!! I'm way out in the woods, too, but I think my population of domestic animals is keeping the snakes further away from me. I've seen loads of black rat snakes while driving around, but still haven't seen the first snake of any sort around my house.

Wayne, good heavens, look at that fat frog... I still can't believe the garters get them down!!!

[infernalis]

That is a wild snake, My girlfriend was walking out past the barn, and saw this. Came running in the house and got me. (Camera in hand)

Here is the same snake after.... We just left it alone to do it's thing.

Regards,
Wayne

http://www.reformedsniper.net/sn/full.jpg

[Zephyr]

I have a picture somewhere of an eastern female who fought with a toad and won. However, it seems as if she busted a rib in the process and if I remember correctly her jaw was bleeding slightly.
**Wild snake, by the way. :P

[jeanette]

very pretty:) i like it lots!!!!!!!!!!! send it to me lmao!!!

[Snake lover 3-25]

is that 1st garter gravid???? or just puffed up???

[dashnu]

very pretty:) i like it lots!!!!!!!!!!! send it to me lmao!!!

Signed sealed and delivered! :D I ran out of boxes so I just tossed her in an envolope :eek:

[dashnu]

is that 1st garter gravid???? or just puffed up???

I dont think she is gravid, all though that would be nice.

[anji1971]

Wow, some nice finds from some of our lucky members!!
I've not even had a spare hour to go out looking yet.........hopefully in the next couple of weeks.

[todaelaguadelmar]

Congratulations, lovely ckanes, and lovely pics.
you´re lucky to step out and get them.
S

[jeanette]

Signed sealed and delivered! :D I ran out of boxes so I just tossed her in an envolope :eek:
lol i would love to see my postmans face if he tried delivering an envelope that wriggled :D

[Jenlang_79]

Those are some beautiful snakes!! Good for you on saving the snake..or snakes for that matter. That would be nice to just step out of your house and find them...I usually drive a couple of hours to Albert Lea Minnesota if I want to see one for sure!! I occasionally find them around where I live but not too often!! I have yet to see a milk snake in the wild and I really really want to!! I will keep looking:-) Thanks for sharing your pictures..like someone else said..you can never post too many! :-)

[adamanteus]

..like someone else said..you can never post too many! :-)

And that goes for you too, Jenny!:D

[dashnu]

rofl hahahah