Pregnant wild checkered? What to do....

[d_virginiana]

If you wake up to babies, then it'd be better to release them asap, especially since you don't want to keep them as long term pets. The sooner they're out in the wild the more likely it is that they'll do well. Any reason you don't want to release them on your property? Something was brought up on here awhile back about relocated snakes not doing well, but I don't remember the particulars of it...

[confused]

I don't want to release her here for two reasons, one we are catching several snakes inside the house a week lately. The second reason is the state decided to do some work on my land on something and they paved and cleared a huge area, probably driving the natives towards the house, not to mention being a bit of a danger to the snakes that live down there (I've seen tons). Lots of heavy equipment. Plus, I've seen multiple dead snakes in the lawn after the landlord mowed, this is not a safe environment.

Any advice for relocating is appreciated. I don't know of any other dens besides my house.
I'm in NY adjacent to a gorge, a creek and a lake, lots of open areas, you name it. I did see a mean water snake in the creek last week, sucker stared us down!

[guidofatherof5]

She looks large in all the right places. Probably gravid.
That's a tough call but it does sound like there is some good habitat available for a release.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

She does look gravid! I thought I should point out that that is an eastern garter and not a checkered she is gorgeous!

[ConcinusMan]

yeah, eastern garter. personally, if I had snakes showing up in my house, I would just escort them right outside and let them go.

This is a checkered garter BTW.

[sirtalis01]

Confused i am lol that is Def an eastern NOT a checkerd...if i was you ill let her go before she gives birth.

[RedSidedSPR]

I dont see a reason to keep her either. Probably best to let her have her babies out there, than in here.

[confused]

Sigh. I know it's an eastern, lol, look at my old posts. I keep catching them here. I forget I'm on a board full of specialists. I was just describing her. Checkereds don't even range to NY do they?

I've never said once I was keeping her. I was just asking for baby care and a suitable new habitat to drop her in away from my house. I have way too many snakes living in my walls. She didn't get released today, she has no interest in doing anything but staying in a ball, not to mention reading up on it it seems mortality is through the roof if you release farther than 500 ft from where you caught them. Since that's my bedroom.... I'm not dumping a mother and 20-80 babies back into the house. I'm already catching three a week or so inside.

Any advice on how to safely get her out of here. I'm half debating whether to let her go in the basement and take the babies elsewhere.

Shame I don't need a ton of pets. =)

[guidofatherof5]

I don't think a basement is a suitable place to release her.
The chances of finding food/water are slim to none.
Just my opinion.

[RedSidedSPR]

No, I wouldn't do that either.