Re: [OM] IMG: Backyard Visitor

[Chuck Norcutt]

It's an Eastern garter snake.  I haven't seen any since moving to New 
York but we had plenty of garter or ribbon snakes around my Boston area 
place (as well as a truly feisty black snake).  I've always been 
confused between Eastern garter and ribbon snakes since they're quite 
similar and inhabit the same territory.  This time I decided to finally 
learn the difference which is best done by examining the head.  This guy 
has no white spot in front of his eye and has dark markings around the 
lips so he's an Eastern garter snake and not an Eastern ribbon snake.
<http://www.gartersnake.info/articles/001690_telling_garter_snake.phtml>

Did you pay this model for the excellent pose?  :-)

Chuck Norcutt


WayneS wrote:

> 
> So now Iiving in New England, where the mice don't seem to have as
> many fleas. We have a snake running around also, mostly in the yard.
> http://www.zuik.net/OM-4t/snake_MG_6662.jpg
> and snakes do not have fleas!
>
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