"Snake Hunting"

[FitnessFreak]

nice, are you keeping either of them?

the coloring of the first 1 is awsome!

still waiting for the garters in my area to have babies

probly just a couple more months down the road too!

[Pinky]

No, my wife talked me into not keeping him but i said if i see him or 1 like him again, it's MINE.lol

[Pinky]

Isn´t it so that juveniles that are born in Canada often start the brumation while they have never eaten, because the summer ends shortly after they are born. If that is true, it probably was a snake from last year?

That makes more sense. Because this is what I was thinking, since we really only just had 2 nice days so far this year. Our winter was very COLD and I couldn't imagine they already had babies. Unless they have babies while it's still cold?! lol I don't know very much about Garters (that's my husbands job hehe). But none the less he was SO cute! So small. Hopefully now that we're on the look out for them I can see one of this years birth

[suzoo]

That's another thing, when you all go hunting for Garters do you handle them? and if so, how long does it generally take to calm them down before they are comfortable in your hands?

I catch them in the wild all the time, about a month ago I caught 10 in about 1 hour. Only one acted wild and offered to bite, the rest were so docile you'd think they'd been pets! Another remark, they were all male except 1, and she was the cranky 1. She calmed down after about 15 minutes.

[adamanteus]

I honestly don't know how you resisted the temptation to bring that first snake home! It's a beauty. No amount of persuasion would have deterred me from keeping that little gem!

[Pinky]

Well we had another successful snake hunt.One baby and one very "fat" garter got away.But the third one didn't fool me...lol

he's trying to give me the slip.

this is what I think is a den area...

and this is the one that DID'NT get away.Just waiting for the perfect one to come home with us

[Snaky]

Nice catches!

[Cazador]

Boy Marc,

Those pictures show why you normally hear them before you see them . Looks like a fun area to explore, though.

Rick

[adamanteus]

Excellent habitat pics Marc & Marie.

[Thamnophis]

I agree on the habitatpics.

There should be a law that when you photograph a gartersnake in the wild you also have to make at least 5 pictures of the surroundings.
One of the actual spot where you found the snake.
The other four, standing on the spot where you found the snake, in east, west, north and south direction.
The law should also include the obligation to publish them (or mail them to me ).