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Eastern Smooth Green Snake + Garters Revisited (DUW)

oneirogenesis

oneirogenesis

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You guys will be happy to know that my garter snake friends seem to be doing well. I revisited their slithering grounds and saw a number of them. One was in blue!

This little guy hung out with me for awhile:
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So after getting home from the park I decide to take a walk to the art supply store. On my way there I see what appears to be a little toy snake on the sidewalk:
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Then he moves.
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This was a big lifer for me. The Smooth Green Snake was at the top of my "snakes to find this summer" list. Apparently this one found me!
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He was incredibly sweet and had very soft scales. Hopefully he is doing well.
 
I love the green snakes! I used to try to catch whatever species of them is found in Florida but was rarely successful, and was never allowed to keep them.
 
Sinsational said:
That is goooorgeous! Wow. Can you buy those anywhere?
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I've never seen one for sale; the most I have found was a book about their husbandry. They are beautiful and have really nice temperaments when encountered in the wild, but from what I have read they stress easily in captivity and are reluctant feeders unless they have a really naturalistic set-up.
 
LOVE the lemon on that garter! ( I've recently fallen in love with garters due to my new checkered baby. )

That smoothie has me GREEN with envy!;-) (C'mon! Someone had to say it! )

Devon
 
I have a place in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and saw a couple of the Green Snakes up there last year. Ill be heading up in a couple of weeks and will see if I can get a couple of pictures. They are really pretty.
 
Aw, congrats on that green snake find! I used to see these all the time in Indiana. They're among my favorite creatures!
 
Really really pretty, oneirogenesis. I have never seen a smooth green up close, but wanted to.
We have rough greens down here. When you find a place/locale,...they are usually all over the place. I had two gravid females that laid eggs I hatched in 1981 or 1982. They were kind of flighty and didn't thrive particularly well in captivity.
 
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