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[guidofatherof5]

Silver, het albino female T.s.parietalis - Red Sided garter is just coming out of opaque phase (shedding phase). Somehow the hide was pushed off of the heat spot. That didn't make any difference to this big girl. I don't usually find my big snakes in this configuration.

[Foxrun402]

Wow she is a beauty! Is she gravid at all?

[guidofatherof5]

Wow she is a beauty! Is she gravid at all?

Nope, just a full figured girl. Big snake.

[guidofatherof5]

The search is on for a large female radix that has made her way into the basement. She has been living in the unfinished ceiling in the laundry area. I found garter snake crap all over my new WiFi router and in the surrounding area. I'm going to set a little box trap for her. She spends much of her time on top of the cold air ducting above the router. How do I know that you ask?
Well, I reached my hand up there and found a large amount of wet garter poo. There's also a partial shed up there. Looks like she goes out to feed and comes back to rest in the house.
I've got to meet this smart girl.

[MasSalvaje]

The search is on for a large female radix that has made her way into the basement. She has been living in the unfinished ceiling in the laundry area. I found garter snake crap all over my new WiFi router and in the surrounding area. I'm going to set a little box trap for her. She spends much of her time on top of the cold air ducting above the router. How do I know that you ask?
Well, I reached my hand up there and found a large amount of wet garter poo. There's also a partial shed up there. Looks like she goes out to feed and comes back to rest in the house.
I've got to meet this smart girl.

Steve I think she just wants to use your Wi-Fi

-Thomas

[NickB]

Steve I think she just wants to use your Wi-Fi

-Thomas

In that case, perhaps she will post some 'selfies' here hahahaha

[guidofatherof5]

I did not set a trap for her and have paid the price for that. I thinks she's taunting me. While I worked outside she set down some new crap. I placed something clean there to see how recent she's been around (photos to follow) This is getting personal.

"She tasks me. She tasks me and I shall have her! I'll chase her 'round the moons of Nibia and 'round the Antares Maelstrom and 'round Perdition's flames before I give him up!"

[Foxrun402]

Clever girl! this would be a time to try and set a box trap with some of your male or female garter poo and try scenting her into it! lol!

[guidofatherof5]

I'll scent her with night crawlers.

The first photo is of the first evidence I found. I covered that area with a piece of plastic this morning. While I was outside working this was the new fresh evidence (photo #2)
Photo #3 shows the cold air duct with skid marks.

[Foxrun402]

Ahhhh even better a food source! The hunt begins!