Hello fellow snake admirers,

I am new to caring for snakes, but not new to appreciating them. since i have recently aquired a young common garter snake, i figured that i should learn as much as i can about them and how to properly care for this little animal.

I am not sure how old this snake is or if he is male or female?
Not sure if he can eat fish or what i should offer to him?

I have included some pictures of the snake.
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He is very friendly and seems to like me a lot.....kinda nervous around my boyfriend and will puff up a little when he gets near the tank i have set up. He is actually a very pretty little snake and seems like he will make a neat pet.