I went out to a small 'pond' on our property for a look today. Well, it used to be a pond anyways, but it's long dried up with the dry weather these last couple years. After all the rains we've gotten over the last couple months, it's more of a marshy bog now. But there are frogs - you can hear them at night. And where there are frogs, I figured, there may just be garters as well. I caught one earlier this year in a Prov. Park just north of us, and I thought it may have been a Plains Garter - except Plains aren't supposed to be this far north and I didn't have a camera on me. It's supposed to be Red-Sided country here - We are just East of Edmonton.
I took a stroll out to the bog - it stinks like you would
NOT believe in the heat of the day. Next time I'm bringing gum boots instead of sandals.
Well, I spotted a couple today and grabbed one in a pillowcase and brought it back to the house to snap a few pics of her. She appeared to be female and appeared to be gravid(or just ate a REALLY big meal). Can anyone tell me if this is a Plains or Red-Sided...? I have more pics from all angles if need be. Afterwards, I
DID walk her back and released her into the same bog, so if she is gravid, hopefully she produces a lot of babies for me to catch in the future...
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