It's usually during spring or fall herping trips that I come across most of my sightings of Northwestern, Coast, Mountain, and CA Red-sided Garters. Summer in the misty Northwest however usually inspires us to travel an hour or two inland to any one of the 6 to 7 major rivers around us. This means countless run-ins with Oregon Garters! Now most wild garters will try to defecate on you when taken in hand, and Oregon Garters are no different. However... of all the species I usually come across, T. atratus hydrophilus is the most apt to draw blood. Here's a few pics of some snappers!
So. Fk. Salmon River, SW Siskiyou County
Sapphire Lake/Stuart Fork Creek, NW Trinity County
Stuart Fork Creek, NW Trinity County
So. Fk. Chetco River, SW OREGON
I love these snakes!
Steve
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Thread: Snappers
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07-03-2008, 11:22 PM #1"Preparing For Third shed"
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07-03-2008, 11:33 PM #2Forum Moderator
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Priceless.
Originally Posted by Steven@HumboldtHerps
Excellent photos, by the way.
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07-03-2008, 11:47 PM #3"Preparing For Third shed"
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Thanks Stefan!
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07-04-2008, 01:18 AM #4Moderator
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Well, aren't you 'Mr. Popular' with the local garters!
James.
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07-04-2008, 03:49 AM #5Ophiuchus rhea
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great shots, Steven
kind of funny seeing one after the otherrhea
"you cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus" Mark Twain
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07-04-2008, 05:02 AM #6thamnophis puniceus
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Love it, Steven!! And I agree with Stefan, love that face shot. :-)
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07-04-2008, 07:03 AM #7The Leader of the Eastern Gang
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Those photos are so cool!
And here we are always promoting how gentle the garters are..................
Anji
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07-04-2008, 07:35 AM #8"PM Boots For Custom Title"
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Great shots! This one is horror movie material if I ever saw any!
Originally Posted by Steven@HumboldtHerps
LeAnn
"The early bird catches the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese."
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07-04-2008, 07:45 AM #9the red sided giant
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Awesome!
I was thinking about completely different snappers! lol...www.facebook.com/crazyreptiles
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07-04-2008, 08:20 AM #10In Hog Heaven
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Re: Snappers
So was I! Originally Posted by reptileparadise
I didn't think a garter's mouth was big enuff to get a hold of anywhere on me. I was sure wrong. If Ripley (6' bull snake) has teeth 1/16th of an inch... How long is a wee garter's? 1/64th?
Did you have any type of reaction, Steven? Did it hurt? What did it feel like?
And GREAT pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!2.0 NY Eastern Garters; Peepers, Jeepers
3.1 Western Hoggies; Kenabec, Niizh, Kokopelli, Anasazi
3.0 Puget Garters; Kunikpok, Tungortok, 'Rockster
1.0 Eastern Milk; Carmello
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