Migration study! :D

[Snake lover 3-25]

omg 24!!! very neat!!!

[Zephyr]

Yep, and the new data we got last Friday, which is even more conclusive, tallied us at 29.

[guidofatherof5]

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3. **Female garter snakes CAN be injured during breeding frenzies!
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I have to ask, what injuries?

[Zephyr]

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3. **Female garter snakes CAN be injured during breeding frenzies!
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I have to ask, what injuries?

Cloacal.
We found two females bleeding directly at the vent. Both of which had been chased and, I guess you could say "raped", by males. I have a video of one of these occurrences, but you can't really see the snakes.

[Snake lover 3-25]

wow that sucks....

[Zephyr]

A lot of interesting observations... It seems that garter activity is based solely on temperature.
The fasting that occurs in captive specimens may be triggered by the light cycle, however, I think there may be another factor involved.
More later.

[ssssnakeluvr]

its not uncommon for females to bleed from the breeding process....male hemipenes has little spikes on them....kinda helps keep the male....um....in the female until the deed is done......

[Zephyr]

its not uncommon for females to bleed from the breeding process....male hemipenes has little spikes on them....kinda helps keep the male....um....in the female until the deed is done......

Her cloaca was ripped apart.
It was definitely a hardcore snake orgy. lol
I remember looking over and seeing tails flying and liquid along with them. XD

[ssssnakeluvr]

oh jeez...feel bad for her...but nature isn't always nice......I watched a bunch of male mallard ducks gang rape a female.....

[guidofatherof5]

I watched a bunch of male mallard ducks gang rape a female.....

Don,
Do you know if the duck reported it? I hope you went to the authorities and gave a statement. Citizen involvement is one of the real deterrents to crime. Otherwise, this sort of thing just keeps happening.
You can tell I've been a cop way too long.