Having only seen racers and ringnecks, I was beginning to wonder when I'd ever find a wild garter this year.
I found this cute little guy this morning. Something was very wrong with his tail, he was very very feisty and wouldn't let me look at it but it felt dry, like a retained shed. I hope it comes off on its own, it wasn't blocking his vent though, he crapped all over me!
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Thread: First garter of the year!
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06-13-2016, 07:31 AM #1Juvenile snake
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First garter of the year!
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06-13-2016, 07:56 AM #2"PM Boots For Custom Title"
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Re: First garter of the year!
Nice Q! Probably the tail is necrotic. Parasitic nematodes invade the gi tract of wild garters, lay their eggs and usually migrate to the tail. Just a possibility, however it could be a old injury also. Nice find though!
Stay in peace and not pieces.
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06-13-2016, 08:56 AM #3T. radix Ranch
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Re: First garter of the year!
It might also be genetic in nature.
Steve
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06-13-2016, 09:26 AM #4"PM Boots For Custom Title"
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Absolutely!
Originally Posted by guidofatherof5
Stay in peace and not pieces.
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06-15-2016, 12:51 PM #5Hi, I'm New Here!
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What a cutie!
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06-16-2016, 06:07 AM #6"Fourth shed In Progress"
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qwerty being in RI also.... Ive caught a couple garters this year but def seems to be a lil slow this spring!
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06-18-2016, 04:02 PM #7Subadult snake
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That tail would be fun to biopsy... just saying. Interesting things going on there
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06-23-2016, 05:04 PM #8Juvenile snake
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Re: First garter of the year!
I've found three more since then. At least two of them were different individuals, one had a full tail and one was nipped, but neither had that weird crooked thing going on.
It'd be nice to spot the crooked guy again.
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