Know anywhere...

[frostyftw]

Anyone know a place in Washington that I can find snakes?

Just wondering.

It's just..

I keep finding the same ones over and over.

Thanks.

[RedSidedSPR]

You seem to be doing fine. you have found more snake this week than I have all year, stupid dry weather.

There's really only a few kinds you'll find...

[frostyftw]

Okay, I just wanted to see / catch others.

Washington Herp Atlas

A list of WA reptiles and amphibians..

[katach]

Eastern WA you'll find other kinds. Over here you're only going to see what you've seen.

[ConcinusMan]

You seem to be doing fine.

yeah, no kidding.

If you ever get down this way try Salmon Creek park in Clark County in the spring. It's loaded with huge concinnus'. 3 footers and bigger are everywhere in April or May. The Dupont/Ft. Lewis/Olympia area has some stunning blue pugets and even wandering garters.

Mercer slough is a good place too.

Eastern WA any wetland or water habitat will have plenty of fitchi.

[frostyftw]

Thanks for the information.

I'm planning to go look somewhere besides places less then a mile from my house.

Besides, if I go other places, I will probably see different garters and other snakes.

[ConcinusMan]

Yeah it's kinda nice where I am because I don't have to travel far before the herps change. I can east, north, or south for less than an hour and find snakes that are different from what I find here.

[frostyftw]

Wow! Lucky.

There are barely any places that I can find snakes around where I live.

The good thing is - the places with snakes have plenty around.

[ConcinusMan]

Well I live right smack dab in a highly urban area. I don't exactly find snakes around my house either, although I did find a dead northwestern in the road a few blocks away about a week ago. But I don't have to go far. Perhaps 1/3 mile to the nearest "greenway" with a creek running through it. Plenty of concinnus' and northwesterns there.

Some of the best spots I know of in Oregon are just fragments of habitat surrounded by highly urban development. Heck, one really good spot has light rail service if that tells you anything. Highly urban.

[RedSidedSPR]

I find more snakes some years in my yard than not. There's a few rat snakes livin under the house (awesome), a racer that shows up (really awesome), and the occasional rough green snake in the woods (back yard), but have found any in my yard this year