Springtime in Utah...wandering garters

[ssssnakeluvr]

I was able to get some pics of wandering garters coming out of a den site while at the animal days fair.....

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the last 2 photos are of a hypermelanistic male....

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here's the 3 males I kept for breeding





and my favorite......the hypermel

[ssssnakeluvr]

I thought this snake looked kind of odd.....found out late some kids had stepped on it the day before. not sure if it was on purpose or accident. the poor guy was dead

[guidofatherof5]

That's a shame. The snake makes it all the way through brumation and gets killed that way.

Emerging snakes always look so rough and dirty.

[Stefan-A]

Excellent photos, Don.

[ssssnakeluvr]

Excellent photos, Don.

I kew you would love them!!

[ssssnakeluvr]

That's a shame. The snake makes it all the way through brumation and gets killed that way.

Emerging snakes always look so rough and dirty.

yea, crawling up thru the mud can be messy. was a real bummer....