My newest yard pet...
Jul 6, 2020 17:23:37 #
Dont know much about snakes, dont like 'em , never did never well.
It didnt bit me or go after me, so I'm assuming its a friendly. It has been hanging out in this bush for a few days now.
It didnt bit me or go after me, so I'm assuming its a friendly. It has been hanging out in this bush for a few days now.
Jul 6, 2020 18:00:23 #
budjordan1
Loc: Pittsburgh, Florida
Tom DePuy wrote:
Dont know much about snakes, dont like 'em , never did never well.
It didnt bit me or go after me, so I'm assuming its a friendly. It has been hanging out in this bush for a few days now.
It didnt bit me or go after me, so I'm assuming its a friendly. It has been hanging out in this bush for a few days now.
Probably looking for a place to have babies.
Jul 6, 2020 18:08:05 #
It has a round pupil so it is probably a non venomous snake. I'll look it up and see if I can get an id.
Nice shot of your new pet.
Nice shot of your new pet.
Jul 6, 2020 18:11:43 #
Very nice pictures of a Garter Snake, they are totally harmless and quite beneficial. They produce there young alive.
Jul 6, 2020 18:40:45 #
Jul 6, 2020 20:48:17 #
Cute little garter snake. They prefer to live in groups so there may be a few more around. Harmless amd a lot of people keep them as pets.
Jul 6, 2020 22:20:12 #
Tom DePuy wrote:
Dont know much about snakes, dont like 'em , never did never well.
It didnt bit me or go after me, so I'm assuming its a friendly. It has been hanging out in this bush for a few days now.
It didnt bit me or go after me, so I'm assuming its a friendly. It has been hanging out in this bush for a few days now.
Long thought to be non-venomous, the gartersnake is now recognized as being “mildly venomous”. During the past decade there have been several reports in the medical literature of envenomation resulting from the bites of the gartersnake. Their saliva is mildly toxic ( all snake venoms are the product of specialized salivary glands) but is unlikely to cause more than local inflammation in the region of the bite,
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7273669/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4060180/
Dave
Jul 6, 2020 23:18:35 #
Uuglypher wrote:
Long thought to be non-venomous, the gartersnake i... (show quote)
Interesting, I have been bitten by more non-venomous snakes than I can count, including Garter Snakes with no adverse effects. Both cases, as far as I can tell resulted from the snake being allowed the chew on the victims for prolonged periods. It sounds like efforts from someone to write a scientific paper rather than to provide any meaningful, real world information. I'm sure you you have increased the unreasoning fear (paranoia) experienced by uninformed people and result in the destruction of many beneficial reptiles.
Jul 7, 2020 07:31:36 #
Jul 7, 2020 08:21:36 #
Looks like a common garter snake. I don't like snakes either. 
Jul 7, 2020 08:26:46 #
Jul 7, 2020 08:32:14 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Interesting, I have been bitten by more non-venomo... (show quote)
Concur, I've been bitten by garter snakes, black racers (black snakes), coachwhips, rat snakes, indigo snakes, brown water snakes (moccasins but not the Cottonmouth) and never, never had a reaction.
Jul 7, 2020 08:34:30 #
They probably don't like any of you either. So leave them on their way. I think probably they were here before us.
Jul 7, 2020 09:00:06 #
Tom DePuy wrote:
Dont know much about snakes, dont like 'em , never did never well.
It didnt bit me or go after me, so I'm assuming its a friendly. It has been hanging out in this bush for a few days now.
It didnt bit me or go after me, so I'm assuming its a friendly. It has been hanging out in this bush for a few days now.
Good shot!! I don't like snakes either, but they eat bugs!!
Jul 7, 2020 10:17:37 #
Tom DePuy wrote:
Dont know much about snakes, dont like 'em , never did never well.
It didnt bit me or go after me, so I'm assuming its a friendly. It has been hanging out in this bush for a few days now.
It didnt bit me or go after me, so I'm assuming its a friendly. It has been hanging out in this bush for a few days now.
Nice looking Garter Snake....yes they are harmless but they will bite you if you handle them. They breed in large numbers and are quite plentiful. My cat...FEE FEE hates them and has a fit when she sees one under our porch.HA hahaha
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