back from the dead....

[Sid]

Welcome back. I agree with Fons. They can go several meters. Normally, If I see one in the wild, they are very near or on the surface of the water.

Sid

[hjelte]

ok . Seems they pretty much have the same diving-capacity as our grass snake natrix natrix here in sweden then. I´ve seen them dive a couple of meters to catch minnow and such.

[adamanteus]

ok . Seems they pretty much have the same diving-capacity as our grass snake natrix natrix here in sweden then. I´ve seen them dive a couple of meters to catch minnow and such.

Yes, I think Garters will dive as deep as they need to....to the bottom of whatever it is they're swimming in.

[Lulu Bennett]

i guess i didn't really need to worry tomuch about kia being head under for 2 mins then lol

[hjelte]

very neat. I´ve read that ribbon snakes tend to flee on the surface of the water rather than dive. Is this true for garters as well or do they rather make their escape under water?

[adamanteus]

I can't really comment on Garters in the wild, but I've seen Natrix escape on the surface and by diving to safety. My guess would be thet Garters do the same.

[Stefan-A]

It's nice to have you back. As summer draws to an end, I guess we will be seeing more and more members returning.

It will be nice to see if Rick comes back.

[hjelte]

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This would be my reference however reliable it is. It specifies that ribbons don´t dive wich seems kind of...odd? I don´t know.

[adamanteus]

It will be nice to see if Rick comes back.

I'm sure he will. In fact, if I remember rightly, didn't he say he'd be back amongst us by late August?

[hjelte]

thank you stefan, good to hear from you.