Some of you may remember I came through here around the end of August looking for help on alleged garter snakes that I had rescued from inside the dead mother. Of course, it turned out that these were not garter snakes, but rather blotched water snakes, (Nerodia erythrogaster transversa).

I had three of them and their names were Emperor Augustus, Hemingway, and Robert Zimmerman. Emperor Augustus is somewhere else, but I still have Hemingway and Zimmerman and just wanted to come back and show y'all some pictures of them now. They've grown quite a bit and every now and then they do tend to have a bit of a temper, but overall, they are great snakes and will let you handle them with no trouble.

Note, for those of you who may not remember or were not around, here are the links to the previous threads.
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Second Post


These pictures were taken as I was putting them in their carrier box to clean their enclosure.

Pic 1 - Hemingway takes a good look at the camera

Pic 2 - Hemingway and Zimmerman together, these two made quite a mess on their last feeding, so I had to come in and clean up

Pic 3 - Robert Zimmerman enjoys the view

Pic 4 - Hemingway resting before moving out for a few minutes

Pic 5 - Zimmerman explores the newly cleaned home


They have grown from the 8-10 inches that they used to be to approximately 14-15 inches now. They eat about 6-8 rosy reds each in one sitting about once a week, sometimes more if they are very hungry. They are very active and friendly snakes, though they will bite if they become startled, but that hardly ever happens. The roadtrip between college and home was no trouble for them, they quickly adapted to the new surroundings. Soon I will be upgrading their tank to a bigger one as they keep growing, as well as their pond.