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    No April Fool's joke

    Found this little "guy" in my yard today.



    This is the first one I've seen outside this year. I tried to shoo him over by the snowdrops for a picture, but he didn't want to cooperate.
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    Re: No April Fool's joke

    Very nice! Would love to find some garters in my backyard!
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    Re: No April Fool's joke

    It was almost perfect weather for finding snakes today. It was sunny and warm and almost completely calm. Should start looking through maps of the area and see if I could find any places that would be likely to have dens.

    Did you know grass snakes often form mating balls, just like garters?

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    Re: No April Fool's joke

    I tried looking this morning.....can't find them in the snow!!

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    Re: No April Fool's joke

    Quote Originally Posted by Stefan-A View Post
    Did you know grass snakes often form mating balls, just like garters?
    No, I did not. But that's pretty cool. A few years ago we witnessed a mating ball of garters in our yard. The kids thought it was weird
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    Re: No April Fool's joke

    Quote Originally Posted by Stefan-A View Post
    It was almost perfect weather for finding snakes today. It was sunny and warm and almost completely calm. Should start looking through maps of the area and see if I could find any places that would be likely to have dens.
    Okay, now that's just not fair -- it's warm enough to find snakes in Finland and here I'm still freezing my butt off!
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    Re: No April Fool's joke

    its nice and sunny down here in california
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    Okay, now that's just not fair -- it's warm enough to find snakes in Finland and here I'm still freezing my butt off!
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    Re: No April Fool's joke

    I didn't know that, Stefan. I've witnessed quite a few wild matings, but never seen a mating ball. I guess it would depend on population densities?

    Nice picture, LeAnn. The only thing in my back yard is the shadow of my house!
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    Re: No April Fool's joke

    Great photo, LeAnn. Thanks for sharing it with us.
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    Re: No April Fool's joke

    Quote Originally Posted by adamanteus View Post
    I didn't know that, Stefan. I've witnessed quite a few wild matings, but never seen a mating ball. I guess it would depend on population densities?
    I think it depends on how far north you are. A shorter summer forces them to hurry up and also reduces the number of places where they can survive the winter. So a lot of grass snakes inevitably end up in the same place.

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