Stefan's garters

[ConcinusMan]

Now all that remains is to find a cause for the cause of death.

My guess is that "fatal internal bleeding" would cause death.

But I wonder what caused the anemia.

[Stefan-A]

My guess is that "fatal internal bleeding" would cause death.

The cause of death is not the same thing as the cause of the cause of death.

[ConcinusMan]

I know. I was being facetious.

[Stefan-A]

Almost a full year later:
(10 months, actually.)

T. e. vagrans big female - 93cm
T. e. vagrans small female - 87cm
T. e. vagrans older male - 76cm
T. e. vagrans younger male - 72cm

Natrix maura male - 49cm
Natrix maura female - 71cm

Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia - 95cm

About one year later:

T. e. vagrans 07 big female - 91cm (obviously this isn't an accurate way of measuring snakes)
T. e. vagrans 07 small female - 88.5cm
T. e. vagrans 08 male - 76.5cm
T. e. vagrans 09 male - 73cm
T. e. vagrans 11 male - 62cm

Natrix maura 08 male - 52cm
Natrix maura 08 female - 77.5cm
Natrix maura 11 female - 59cm

[chris-uk]

(obviously this isn't an accurate way of measuring snakes)

Unless you've been cutting bits off your snakes' tails?

[Stefan-A]

I don't remember doing that.

[chris-uk]

I don't remember doing that.

I'm sure you would have remembered. You can't even liken it to humans where compaction of the spine can cause us to shrink over the years - not much gravity compacting a snake's spine.

[Stefan-A]

Indeed.

[Stefan-A]

Two new videos:


Male viperine snake showing interest in a couple of branches from the females' enclosure.



Wandering garter snake eating and defecating.

[guidofatherof5]

Good stuff.