I LOVE the garter snakes I find around my house ever since I saw a lil one trying to eat a slug about twice his size. Well last year a large Garter shot out from by the compost pile directly under the lawnmower. I pulled back but it was too late. Two weeks later I am line trimming in another spot and I see another Garter shoot out from the grass I just wacked down. I AM JUST SICK 2 SNAKES IN TWO WEEKS! I caught this one but she was pretty mangled, several nicks along the body and a deep laceration from her vent to tail tip about half way through. Do I put her down or release her to let nature take her course? Quick trip upstairs to the bathroom, spray some Bacitracin and dab some liquid New Skin on her open wounds. I released her and hoped for the best but expected the worst.
LOOK who I just found picking cucumbers in the garden!
Most of her tail is gone and you can see scaring along her body that has healed.
Here you can see her kink where I broke something last year.
Ventral pic
Tail close up of vent
And the best thing is look at what a lovely fatty she is! Felt all kinda lil worms crawling in her. I am Soooo relieved!
Lester