Describe the smell of garter snake musk?

[zarfytezz]

I've never smelled mink poop either, so I don't really have that to compare it to =p.

[Mommy2many]

All I can say, is ditto Steve. Once you have experienced it, there is no mistaking it for anything else later on

[Odie]

To me it smeels like rotting Alder

[Tyrel26]

Has anyone noticed a difference in smell between species?

Once youve smelled musk it can sometimes help you find garters in the wild, if you get close and you scare one, just follow your nose lol

[Stefan-A]

Has anyone noticed a difference in smell between species?

Not between garter species, but definitely between Thamnophis and Natrix.

[Ameivaboy]

I could name something that garter and many other snake musks smells like but I'd likely get banned for doing so lol

[Stefan-A]

I could name something that garter and many other snake musks smells like but I'd likely get banned for doing so lol

The description would most likely also be inaccurate.

[zarfytezz]

Surely there's somehting it can be compared to that an average person has smelled though, right? Or is it as hard to explain as skunk is.

[kibakiba]

It is hard to explain, especially since it probably varies per species. My concinnus (red spotted garter) don't smell that bad. Honestly, it smells like... Almost kind of like slightly old whole milk, which is a bad smell to me. I'm lactose intolerant. It's not that bad though, not enough to make me angry over being musked by my beloved Snapdragon. My ordinoides(northwestern garter) have different smells. The worst is my yearling, Runt. Hers smells like a rotting carcass. Mama musked me once when I first caught her and she smelt like moldy compost. The smells aren't exactly that way, and I'm sure someone would describe them differently if they were to smell my snakes musk. Some snakes are extremely stinky and some don't smell bad at all.

[infernalis]

PM me your mailing address, I'll spook one of my snakes and mail you some... (J/K)