Awake Garter Snake

By Mike B., on February 12th, 2012
Garter Snake Closeup

Recent sunshine has awoken a Garter Snake!

My son spotted this one while we were working in the backyard.  It looks to me to be a Northwestern Garter Snake.  They spend the winters huddled together in hidden crevices, waiting for the sun to drag them back out- kind of like the rest of . . . → Read More and See Photos: Awake Garter Snake

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Snakes in the House?

By Mike B., on June 18th, 2011
Snake in Garage

On Thursday Rebecca in the Woods posted about Garter Snakes getting into someone’s house.  I commented on how I hadn’t ever found snakes inside before.

So what happens on Friday?  The photo above is of our garage (badly in need of replacement I might add).  What is hiding in the crevices?

As mine . . . → Read More and See Photos: Snakes in the House?

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Snake in the Moss

By Mike B., on April 29th, 2011
Garter Snake Closeup

I was hiking through the woods behind my house this morning and found something on this log.

A snake!  Seeing a snake lying on a bed of moss in the middle of the woods seemed a bit strange.  The sun was peeking through the clouds so I guess it was sunning itself.  But . . . → Read More and See Photos: Snake in the Moss

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Snake in the Grass

By Mike B., on February 1st, 2011
Garter Snake Head

This past weekend my younger son spotted this snake in my neighbor’s front yard.  It wasn’t too warm out and the snake seemed to have a hard time racing away, so I was able to get a couple of closeup photos.

See the red stripe on its back?  This is most likely a . . . → Read More and See Photos: Snake in the Grass

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Snakeskin Clues

By Mike B., on September 11th, 2010
garter snake

A few months ago I had covered some soil with black plastic to keep it dry.  Last week I removed the plastic and, among other things, found this strange looking ribbon.  Let’s take a closer look.

That’s not just any ribbon.  That is snakeskin!  While snakes grow, their skin does not.  In order to . . . → Read More and See Photos: Snakeskin Clues

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Snakes Eat Garden Slugs

By Mike B., on July 5th, 2010
garden slug

This slimy creature is a garden slug.  Garden slugs come from Europe and they are famous for eating plants in our yards.  Most of our native slugs do not do this since they generally prefer living in the forest.  No such luck with garden slugs.

Many people try to get rid of these hungry . . . → Read More and See Photos: Snakes Eat Garden Slugs

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