Just sharing...

[vespula]

Looking at pics of snakes to be sure my latest snake encounter was actually a Garter... thought I would post these pics... poor little baby birds in there have escaped near death this time.

I got him off with our broom handle and flipped him a hundred feet into our neighbors yard... so I am sure he will be back... I have to sleep sometime, after all :D.

http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/YellowJacketMR2/Snake/IMG_0806.jpg

http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/YellowJacketMR2/Snake/IMG_0807.jpg

http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/YellowJacketMR2/Snake/IMG_0808.jpg

http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/YellowJacketMR2/Snake/IMG_0809.jpg

http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd350/YellowJacketMR2/Snake/IMG_0810.jpg

[Stefan-A]

No, that is not a garter. That is a rat snake.

[drache]

not a garter, but very cool photos
welcome to the forum

[guidofatherof5]

Nice to have you with us. Great photos.

[bsol]

Welcome
yeah really nice photos... that rat snake did all that work and couldnt even get a meal! I bet that wasnt its first time in the baby bird buffet line. lol.
You are right in saying that it will return at some point though!

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Haha, what a sneaky little ratsnake.... :D

[Odie]

Hi, from Oregon, vespula :)

[ConcinusMan]

I would have guessed gopher/pine/bull snake but it's hard to tell and I don't know the location.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

many juvi ratsnakes look so similar... but that looks a lot like an e. obsoleta to me!

[ConcinusMan]

Yeah, I guess it does.

[charles parenteau]

Yes it is!!NIce pictures....

[vespula]

I would have guessed gopher/pine/bull snake but it's hard to tell and I don't know the location.

Nashville, TN (can't tell by the rain?:))

[ConcinusMan]

Maybe I would have noticed all the rain if it hadn't been raining where I am since march 22nd.

I did see that on the news though. Holy crud! 13 inches in 2 days. Jeez. Some of the worst flooding in my lifetime (interstate I-5 under 10 feet of water) happened after 2 days of rain but we only got 8 inches. I can't imagine 13 in 2 days. OMG!

TN huh? definitely a black rat snake then. Garters are usually striped. Single stripe down the middle of the back, and sometimes stripes on the sides. Not always, but generally. That snake isn't even close.

[jitami]

Very cool pics, garter or not! Thanks for sharing!

[vespula]

Yeah, I guess I need to head over to the RAT SNAKE FORUM :)
I posted some details on the story HERE (http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/showpost.php?p=129213&postcount=2696)