I just got back from a Dr. appt and on the way home I noticed huge piles of earth and bulldozers parked not far from my house, which just happens to be the nearest place to find NW garter snakes. It's an abandoned small aircraft airport on the edge of a wooded area. It looks like they just got started but there's still plenty of the area still intact but it won't be for long. Typically this time of year, masses of NW garters can be seen gathering and breeding just feet from where the bulldozers are parked. The entire area will be destroyed and replaced by a commercial development. There is no place nearby for the garters to go this winter because the area is surrounded by old and new development (buildings, parking lots, streets)

Earlier this year I found this handsome T. ordinoides at that location along with a few others:



I'm off work today and it's sunny and about 62 F. I'm going out the door right now to see how many I can save. The question is, would it do more harm than good, to relocate the snakes to a different population? or should I adopt out any I manage to save from the bulldozers? There's not a lot I can do to save the population but if I can save a few I think it's worth a try. Wish me luck. I'll report back soon.