Wild T. radix Ranch Guest

[guidofatherof5]

While outside this morning I saw a young male radix enter a hole in the ground around one of my trees.
I've set up a water dish for him and will see if I can get him out for some food. He's picked a nice cool place when the heat of Summer gets here.
Hoping to get more photos of this continuing encounter.

[RedSidedSPR]

Awesome. You're lucky. Most of us have to look for snakes. You just walk out the door

[guidofatherof5]

Awesome. You're lucky. Most of us have to look for snakes. You just walk out the door

I don't consider myself lucky.
I'm blessed.

[kibakiba]

Before the pond was destroyed, you couldn't take a step without tons of babies fleeing. It was awesome, and I wish it was still that way. But then again, I'd want to keep them all.

[zooplan]

Do you have a pond in your garden?

[RedSidedSPR]

I don't consider myself lucky.
I'm blessed.

True dat.

Before the pond was destroyed, you couldn't take a step without tons of babies fleeing. It was awesome, and I wish it was still that way. But then again, I'd want to keep them all.

Awesome. We have a pond within walking distance, with TONS of frogs, you'd think there'd be lots of garter. but there's NONE.

[zooplan]

Awesome. We have a pond within walking distance, with TONS of frogs, you'd think there'd be lots of garter. but there's NONE.

....but I´ve seen none there ever since

To check out a place to be a good Garter Snake habitat, it has to meet with more than a nice prey buffet.

[guidofatherof5]

They're talking about temps in the 90's today.
I found this good size female out on the deck before the heat hits.
I walked over and picked her up. She looked at me like one of my girls in the basement. Calm and cool.
I took her in the house and gave her a drink at the sink, snapped a couple photos and set her back where I found her. Sweet snake.
Since I can't enter this months photo contest I thought I used our flag as a backdrop.

[ConcinusMan]

Photo on the right would have gotten my vote! It's perfectly composed.

[Spankenstyne]

Oh very jealous. Nothing wandering into my little yard, you are blessed. That female is beautiful, love the markings.