I was surprised too that Wayne got so close. But you don't need to
worry about being attacked. Garter and ribbon snakes are usually only
about 1/2 meter long, quite docile and can usually be handled without
any problems. I did get bitten by one once when I was a small boy. But
I had been chasing and picking him up repeatedly for about 15 minutes
and I think he had gotten tired of it. The bite just feels like a
little pinch. I would be much more nervous picking up a rat than a
garter snake. Rats have big teeth. :-)
But I would not recommend that you play with most of the snakes in Oz or
a select few in the US.
Chuck Norcutt
Nicoletta Da Ros wrote:
> that is a nice photo of the snake :) how did you get so close without
> causing an unpleasant reaction from it?
>
> well, as long as they don't attack back (which i assume they
> wouldn't, if not attacked or threatened), i guess i'd have no problem
> with snakes. although, having had a rat as a pet, i'm tempted to be
> on the rodents' side!
>
> nico.
>
>
>
>
> On Jan 10, 2009, at 2:41 AM, 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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