New to Snakes in General

[pittylova]

Hey everybody! I tend to be very new to snakes. We had one ribbon snake when I was a kid and that was because my grandfather caught it for me and my mom couldn't say no :-). I've been thinking about getting one as I've been interested in them for some time now. I was going to wait until I finished my vivarium for my anoles before getting one so the snake could just go in their big tank they have now.

However, while I was out bug hunting today for the anoles and fire-bellied toads I came across this little snake. It is probably only 6 inches long. It is quite aggressive compared to the other snakes I've come across (except for this one hog nose that we found in the wood pile). It struck at me several times without me even going near it. I've been looking at this guy trying to figure out exactly what it is. I'm guessing chances are it's a type of garter. I'm just unsure because every garter I've seen around here, adult, baby, and juvenile, have been the black and yellow striped like the ribbon snakes. I tried to get a couple of pictures of it. I figured you guys would be able to tell me if it is definitely a garter, and if so what kind (common I'm guessing...I never come across anything fancy lol).

This picture is horrible, my camera won't focus for some reason. But it gives an idea I guess.

[Snake lover 3-25]

welcome

i think that's an eastern garter.... but not sure....

[Stefan-A]

Welcome aboard.

[Snaky]

Welcome, have fun here

[jitami]

Welcome What area are you in? It definately looks like a garter, but a general area might help figure out what kind. At only 6" it's definately a baby so it should get used to handling and stop striking eventually. If you're going to keep it, give it a couple of weeks to settle in and then resume gentle handling. Have you had a look at the care sheets? Garters eat mainly worms, fish, and mice, no insects

[zooplan]

Welcome to the forum.
We like all pictures, but
we like pictures of garters most

[Tori]

Definately a garter, I would say eastern but without knowing the area you found it in I can't say for sure. For what it is worth, if a six inch baby did bite you you wouldn't even feel it. No pain at all, you would barely be able to tell that something is touching you. I usually let them bite me all they want and by the time they are larger they don't even try anymore.

And by the way...Welcome!

[drache]

hi there and welcome to the forum

[gregmonsta]

Greetings

[anji1971]

Hello, and welcome! Pretty little snake you've found!