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What type of snake do you suppose this is? It's no Garter snake, this I know 'cause it kept trying to bite the rake when Ralexwin was trying to pick it up (to throw it over the fence)... I've never seen a Garter snake do that.
This is my garage, and the 6 year old munckin found this one. He screamed bloody murder and now none of the kids (minus the baby, who probably would try to touch it) want to go near the garage.
Then this lady at work says, "Oh, yeah there probably laying eggs underneath and you'll have lots of babies soon enough. Better deal with that soon."
So, I'm wondering... is this a dangerous snake? And should I expect more?
This is my garage, and the 6 year old munckin found this one. He screamed bloody murder and now none of the kids (minus the baby, who probably would try to touch it) want to go near the garage.
Then this lady at work says, "Oh, yeah there probably laying eggs underneath and you'll have lots of babies soon enough. Better deal with that soon."
So, I'm wondering... is this a dangerous snake? And should I expect more?
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If that snake has more than the three stripes I could make out in the pic, then it might be a different type of snake :) Garters and ribbons either have one stripe or three stripes.
Try to think of the snake as insurance against rodents and other vile little animals. Either that or maybe get a push broom with a very long handle and sweep it out to the gutter?
I've gotta say though, these midwest garter snakes are big ol' monsters compared to California garter snakes! Either that or they don't make it out of infancy in CA
http://www.herpnet.net/Iowa-Herpetology/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=57&Itemid=26
Well, apparently, like claire and Jessica said, it's a garter snake. But I'm telling you it looks nothing like the itty bitty ones we had out west.
I remember catching garter snakes when I was a kid and they fit in jars... that one most definitely wouldn't fit in a jar.
We'll see what happens this summer... maybe I'll take your advice Claire and start hanging out in the garage.
IB- did it hurt?