stephanie.lynn3
08-27-2010, 03:30 PM
Last October, my fiance and I took in a little garter snake who seemed to be a bit injured. Since then, he has been thriving... he's shed 5 times and has a very healthy appetite. Since he is doing so much better now, we think it would be in his best interest to release him (although we will miss him terribly).
I just wanted to get people's opinions on the release. We found him on a nice but somewhat urban trail across the street from a factory and there was not a lot of fresh water around. I know people say that snakes should be released where you found them, but does this refer to the exact location or the general area? We would love to put him somewhere we think he'd be happier. There is a fairly dense forest behind our house (about 10 minutes from the other trail... still the same town) that is much larger, not near anything dangerous (roads, lots of people, predators) and has a fresh water stream running through it. He eats slugs and worms from our backyard all the time so we know there'd be plenty of food for him too.
What do you guys think? We just want him to be happy and have the best life he can.
I just wanted to get people's opinions on the release. We found him on a nice but somewhat urban trail across the street from a factory and there was not a lot of fresh water around. I know people say that snakes should be released where you found them, but does this refer to the exact location or the general area? We would love to put him somewhere we think he'd be happier. There is a fairly dense forest behind our house (about 10 minutes from the other trail... still the same town) that is much larger, not near anything dangerous (roads, lots of people, predators) and has a fresh water stream running through it. He eats slugs and worms from our backyard all the time so we know there'd be plenty of food for him too.
What do you guys think? We just want him to be happy and have the best life he can.