Collecting Gravid Females.

[charles parenteau]

oops something wrong happened sorry about that,me and technology is two different things ,more pics soon.

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[infernalis]

Sweet, grumble grumble ha! (I'm so jealous I could scream)

Incredible finds....

[anji1971]

Charles, those flames are gorgeous!
Now I'm really upset that I won't be getting out to Quebec this summer.........

[charles parenteau]

HOnestly .i do collect gravid female,but i rellease them in the wild at the same location.
years after year I can see that thoses female are still alive and healthy.I n my photos there is one female that I caught 2 years ago ,still alive and good shape.I fed here with natural food (frog,toad, worms).

The 30 inches female i caught this years will return to the wild with her babies at the same location...you never know what the babies will look like,hope to have high red or orange.I keep babies because there is no effect on population .
Babies usually dies at 95/100 before reaching maturity.that why adult specimen are so important.

I do that since 1995 and I dont think is that bad...but I dont encourage theis if your an amateur without experience!
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[Spiritwolf]

when you read that the lifespan of a garter in the wild is only from one to three years, you may be doing that garter a favor by taking her from the wild. You may do nature an even bigger service if you release some of the youngsters back to the wild after they have been given a good start.

[Spiritwolf]

what a pretty garter...wish my adult girl was that colorful...my drab girl certainly has a colorful personality though, to make up for her plain green striped appearance.

[Spiritwolf]

I would rather see someone collect a few snakes from the wild (if they manage to find them, I've never found a snake when purposely hunting them, those I found were accidental rescue finds...better they live here in their cushy tank than to have ended up under lawnmower blades. What I think is heinous is people who kill snakes for no reason except to kill it just because it's a snake. I think that all the snakes collected from the wild by enthusiasts, is a number probably far smaller than the number of snakes killed by snake haters.

[Stefan-A]

I think that all the snakes collected from the wild by enthusiasts, is a number probably far smaller than the number of snakes killed by snake haters.

Indeed it is a smaller number, but it's added to the number of snakes killed.

[Snake lover 3-25]

You may do nature an even bigger service if you release some of the youngsters back to the wild after they have been given a good start.

so what would happen if i let the wc mother go and raised the babies till the end of summer???? in your opinion would this give them a better survival rate???

[infernalis]

We have released many a head started snake, and I still find them from time to time out back.

I STRONGLY feel it does a service, but ONLY if you have an ample food supply source. Releasing a bunch of babies in an area without sufficient food is not so good.

Our property has several "dens" for winter, and from my observations the population sticks close by, indicated by repeat encounters of the same animals.