Herping tips?

[infernalis]

A "herping tip" for those who can, Place scrap sheets of plywood on the ground and leave it for a while.

It will "lure" the snakes in for you.

I have all kinds of large flat objects that I place on the property, and so far they have been excellent places to find snakes.

[Sid]

Well, you have a lot of good advise already. The only thing I'll add is to try and place objects that you move back the way you found them. Maintain the habitat

[guidofatherof5]

Michael,

That was a picture of our girl "Lucky" on one of her outings. Here's a few more of my favorite "Lucky" photos.

[brain]

Oh radix. Good pic fooled me

You know to me (the novice) and at a glance I could see the black striped face on your radix could be mistaken for the “petco” garter (aka Indonesian garter or Xenochrophis vittatus)

I’m learning to spot the difference.

[misskris]

We have a fishing pond about 5 minutes from our house. I saw several garters there last summer. Should be interesting to see how many we see this summer.

[infernalis]

We have a fishing pond about 5 minutes from our house. I saw several garters there last summer. Should be interesting to see how many we see this summer.

I am interested in seeing how this season has fared on the local population, Litters were born late, and winter came early.

Some seasons I can barely walk out there without stepping on a Garter snake, others I hardly see any.

Seems to run in cycles.