I am still around

[Bay_area]

Hi everyone,
Sorry I have not been around. I went to Maui for a week & all my snakes are up from burmation now & I had to return to work, so I have been really busy around here. I did get out for some hiking Saturday & am pleased to say the snakes are out!!! My wife & I found 3 rattlesnakes & a kingsnake on the hike. My wife almost stepped on a baby rattler that was stretched out acroos the trail. She missed it by about an inch...eeek! Anyhow, I will try to check in more often. It is to hard to read 1983 unread posts...LOL! As it says up in the top of my screen.

Some Maui highlights were;
My wife hassling a local


a whale cruising by


Here is the snake my wife almost stepped on;


a friendly adult rattlesnake...LOL! It let me get really close for some pics


Here is a link to youtube of a video of my Calif Red sided eating fish;
YouTube - Garter snake eats fish

Thanks for looking,
Jerry

[anji1971]

Hi Jerry, and welcome back!!
Great pics -- that close up of the rattler is awesome!

[adamanteus]

Wow, Jerry! You're back with a bang! Great pictures, it looks as though you had a good time.

[Zephyr]

Bay Area?
As in, Bay Area reptiles inc?

[Stefan-A]

Welcome back.

[Lori P]

Welcome back Jerry, and wow, what great pics!! Thanks for sharing!!

[Bay_area]

Bay Area?
As in, Bay Area reptiles inc?

No, just where I live.

Thanks everyone, hopfully everything should be not so crazy around here soon. My stepdaughter just moved back home, so kind of dealing with having someone around the house again.

The red sided garter will not eat mice, only minnows & tree frogs, but the coast garter loves them. Here are some pics...

[Lori P]

Were those live pinkies?

[Bay_area]

Were those live pinkies?

Yes, it seems to like the pinkies live better. I have offered it prekilled with no response

[Lori P]

Ok, really, really dumb question here. I know how the kingsnakes and balls kill their prey. But how do the garters?? They don't constrict right? So do they just-- ugh-- swallow live???