A Few Pics

[katach]

We went walking today in a known area where Northwesterns (T.ordinoides)hang out. It was a beautiful day, sunny and in the mid 50s. Here a few habitat pics. No snakes yet, still freezes at night.

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg685/scaled.php?server=685&filename=imag0454hx.jpg&res=medium
http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg708/scaled.php?server=708&filename=imag0453w.jpg&res=medium
http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg819/scaled.php?server=819&filename=imag0450o.jpg&res=medium
http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg513/scaled.php?server=513&filename=imag0448l.jpg&res=medium
http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg705/scaled.php?server=705&filename=imag0447wd.jpg&res=medium

[guidofatherof5]

Good photos. Looks like a nice day.

[katach]

Thanks! All I had on me was my phone. We have had some great weather the last few days, sunny and in the 50s. I'm liking it!

[EasternGirl]

Nice pics!

[katach]

Thanks!

[katach]

My knotty little snake. :D
http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg685/scaled.php?server=685&filename=imag0457pn.jpg&res=medium

Money see monkey do.
http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg214/scaled.php?server=214&filename=imag0470a.jpg&res=medium

[guidofatherof5]

Very nice Kat.

[angrygamer]

My knotty little snake. :D

Money see monkey do.
http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg214/scaled.php?server=214&filename=imag0470a.jpg&res=medium

They look like they're hanging out, waiting for something to go down.

Garters, such thugs. :mad: :D

[EasternGirl]

Great pics...

[katach]

Bill built a new toy for the snakes. It is a ladder with a hide base. It's made out of hemlock. They love it and Bill did a fantastic job on it!
http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg259/scaled.php?server=259&filename=imag0486o.jpg&res=medium
http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg684/scaled.php?server=684&filename=imag0488r.jpg&res=medium
http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg215/scaled.php?server=215&filename=imag0495g.jpg&res=medium
http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg846/scaled.php?server=846&filename=imag0508t.jpg&res=medium

[angrygamer]

Nice.

4149

[katach]

You just did a very difficult thing... You made Bill laugh!

[angrygamer]

heh, they looked so funny in there...I was thinking, "poor things! They're in jail!"

[EasternGirl]

That is so cool! My snakes would hide from it and glare at it all day as if it were invading their enclosure.

[mikem]

i like it! looks really nice :)

[EasternGirl]

OMG...I just saw that pic that Travis made! Too funny!

[katach]

Well I'm just about ready for the new arrival! Just a couple more comfort touches, a plant or 2 and maybe one more hide. Here it is so far.
42364237423842394240

[guidofatherof5]

Looking good. First thing he'll do is crap on the jungle gym. :D

[aquamentus_11]

if i had brand new jungle gym, i'd make the most of it too

[katach]

:D It cleans easily. Bill enjoys making new toys. It helps with mood control.

[guidofatherof5]

if i had brand new jungle gym, i'd make the most of it too

Remind me to never invite you to play with my kids on the jungle gym in the backyard. :D

[RedSidedSPR]

O_o

[EasternGirl]

Oh Steve...you really made me laugh out loud on that one! Looks great Kat! That reminds me...I need to go take pics of my new set up and post it in my special addition thread!

[katach]

Ok so, I think it's ready. I may put another plant next to the jungle gym later. I guess we'll see where she hangs out most. I have the tank 74 on the cool, 83 on the warm, and 55% humidity. We'll probably do a small uth after payday, but we'll see how she does with the tank as is first. I can't wait to meet her, and give her a name! The water dish is a really cool 3 in1 thing. It's a water dish a basking spot and a hide! It's really cool! In the hide is just aspen.
42424243

[chris-uk]

I like the water dish, good idea to combine the uses. I'm considering making "something" to raise some of our water dishes off the floor to provide an extra hide underneath.

[EasternGirl]

Your temps sound great...about the same as what I have them set at for Hermes...and how he seems to like them. He really loves to hang out in his hanging plant by the red lamp...and since I started using the UTH a bit lately, I noticed he likes to come out and lie on top of the substrate over the UTH sometimes when it's cool at night. The humidity is great too...the tricky thing about these guys is that you really have no way of knowing when they are going to shed. I keep trying to identify some sort of observable sign in Hermes. I think that maybe his skin gets a bit tougher...a little dryer looking under the red light...and that he hides more...but I'm not sure. If he sheds soon, and I am right about these signs, I will let you know. I just try to keep the humidity up in his enclosure as much as I can. He eats right up to shedding too. The last shed, he had a tough time getting his shed off. He did well with the first one though. You have to be careful with these snakes though because they can have shedding problems.

[chris-uk]

The eyes do change before a shed, but it is a lot more subtle. They seem to get paler and the white circle around the iris becomes less distinct. It's certainly not something that you spot from the far side of the viv, and the last time I saw this with Binky I wasn't confident I was seeing pre-shed eyes, with hindsight I was able to be 100% certain though :p
The condition of the skin is an indication that a shed is on the way, and the amount of time hiding does increase. Binky will feed right up to her shed day, so feeding pattern is not a useful sign for her.

[katach]

She's HERE!!! She is so pretty!!

[katach]

This is torture! She got here at 9:20 this morning. I had to leave for work at 9:30. This is the longest day EVER! I won't get off of work until 6:15!

[EasternGirl]

That really bites, Kat. I was so tired after Possum got here...I had to go to sleep! He has just been so content to lie in his hanging bush all day under his red lamp...something about these albinos and hanging bushes. I will be interested to see if your little girl likes to do the same thing. I am going to try to feed him in a little bit. We will of course need to see pics of your girl when you get a chance to take some!

[katach]

Pictures was a given! :D I just got home and an making dinner as soon as I get settled after dinner I'll be checking her maybe a name well come to me.

[katach]

I took about an hour and made this picture of all our snakes and me.
http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg195/scaled.php?server=195&filename=groupbj.jpg&res=medium

[EasternGirl]

I love it! Great job Kat...very creative.

[guidofatherof5]

Mom and the kids. ;)

[mikem]

print and frame it! ;)

[katach]

A few pics of our outing today.
468246834684

The first two are of a big girl I found in the middle of the clearing we were at. She was very long and had a giant head. Very pretty teal colored neck. The next one is a young NW male very calm and beautifully marked.

[kibakiba]

Awww that last looks just like my little NW Squirt, who escaped from me.

[katach]

He was very pretty. Didn't even musk.

[katach]

We went hiking today after I got off work. It was beautiful out, sunny and high 60's. We found 3 snakes, 1 NW, and 2 Pugets. Here are the Pugets. We didn't get a shot of the NW, it was too fast, but it was a big one.

48274828482948304831

[chris-uk]

We went hiking today after I got off work. It was beautiful out, sunny and high 60's. We found 3 snakes, 1 NW, and 2 Pugets. Here are the Pugets. We didn't get a shot of the NW, it was too fast, but it was a big one.


I'm jealous.

The puget in the first two pics, did it have some sort of injury to below the neck or is it just bits of dirt/leaves/grass from the ground that makes it's skin look a bit odd?

[Natrix]

Chris beat me to it lol...:D

[katach]

It was an injury. There was limited visibility in the left eye as well. Almost looked like cataract. That girl is a trooper.

[EasternGirl]

You should take her in Kat...she may have trouble making it in the wild. I am so jealous! I haven't seen one darn snake around here yet!

[katach]

We have 10 already. She was a good weight and moved well. The injury was not fresh either. Where we found her was right next to a small pond, so I think she found a home with good food options. If we had more space I may have considered it, but I can't take them all home. :D

[chris-uk]

.....but I can't take them all home. :D

As much as we'd like to (and I'd be tempted if I could just walk out and find them). If she was a good weight with an old injury you made a good call, she's not struggling to survive.

[EasternGirl]

I totally understand. I guess maybe God knows what he is doing by not making my area full of garters...my house would be like that snake house in Idaho because I would take every wayward snake in! :D

[kibakiba]

I only take them in when they seem to have mental conditions or injuries now... Like Derpy Scales.. He's the most special ed snake I have.

[katach]

Thanks Chris.

[katach]

Went herping after work today. We saw about 10 or so, only caught a few. Here are the pics.

51905191
519251935194

[katach]

And a few more

519551965197
51985199

[katach]

and 2 more.

52005201

[kibakiba]

Pretty snakies! I love the blue tinted ones :)

[guidofatherof5]

Great stuff, looks like it was a good time.
Love seeing photos of T.ordinoides (Northwestern garter)

[katach]

It was a great outing indeed. The blue ones were very cool to see. The baby had the most distinct markings and brightest yellow.

[katach]

Forgot to post this really cool piece of wood we found while camping a few weeks ago. It looks like a helmet. We dried it and baked it and it's really cool! Check it out.
524452465247

[thamneil]

Nice wood ;) Kind of resembles a face in the first picture!

[katach]

I never noticed that before, but you're right, it does!

[thamneil]

Looking back on it, its kind of scary... I would probably burn it before I had nightmares! Its like a face with some kind of growth on its forehead. The evil looking face is just the icing on the cake. Creepy.

[katach]

It's not that bad. :)

[thamneil]

Im just a wimp.

[katach]

That's ok. Did you see the blue NW on pg5? They were so cool to find.

[thamneil]

Shoot those are some nice snakes. You guys have all the cool stuff over on the west coast!

[katach]

The blue ones are in the same area as where we found our high red girl, Blade. I love how much of a variety they come in all in one spot. It's a new adventure every time we go.