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GarterPython · 02-19-12, 11:53 PM

Yea they definitly are. There bite reminds me alot of a Moquito bite but with out the irritating itching after.

theapexgerman · 02-19-12, 11:58 PM

Yea ia few years ago my dog was snopeing around my barn and a ground snake bite him on the nose and hung on it was quite funny piss my dog off tho

GarterPython · 02-20-12, 12:00 AM

Haha I could see that happening. Poor dog was probably freaking out though.

theapexgerman · 02-20-12, 12:06 AM

Yea he was shacking his head the snake hag a good grip in his nose I got it off tho and put it back in the barn under some dead wood my dog to this day never goes around my barn

GarterPython · 02-20-12, 12:07 AM

Now I feel bad for the dog!

Dogs lways find a wy to get in to trouble espetially with wild snakes!

theapexgerman · 02-20-12, 12:10 AM

I didnrt see no damge on my dog nose but its black so really couldn't tell I have a pic some were I took before I took if off his nose

infernalis · 02-20-12, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by GarterPython

Infernalis thanks for that. I didn't know that they were mean in all the research ive done on them!

BTW Is it easy to get them to be okay to be handled or are they pretty hard to calm down enough to handle quite a bit.

If you look close, they always have their cheeks flared out, and are always posed to strike.

Virtually every Infernalis I have worked with was high strung and mean.

theapexgerman · 02-20-12, 01:13 AM

He's like I c u come any closer and ill bite

infernalis · 02-20-12, 01:15 AM

I always laugh when I feed them, they act like they prefer my hands over the mice.

theapexgerman · 02-20-12, 01:16 AM

What do yopu feed them when there hatchlings there small

infernalis · 02-20-12, 01:22 AM

Chopped up pinkie mush..yes, that blob is a pinkie mouse ground up into a paste.

The like tiny little fishies too.

theapexgerman · 02-20-12, 01:26 AM

Lol that's pretty cool I didn't think they eat tiny fish to but does make sense

infernalis · 02-20-12, 01:33 AM

They are semi aquatic, they generally live near creeks, wetlands and swamps, They are especially fond of tadpoles when first born.

In fact, when I "train them" to eat the pinkie mush, I chop up a little trout in it to give it that fish smell.

Caylan · 02-20-12, 01:55 AM

I found a garter snake once teaching my sister how to fish for baby trout in this small pond that I found. Snake just slides in like its the air and snatches one out no problem, made me look foolish lol. Here I am with cheese and a string lol. She enjoyed it though. Heck, so did I! Now I've seen a garter eating a frog, a mouse, and a fish. Oh and slugs but they're not exciting, I think they actually help the snake eat it... Tentacled water snakes are cool to watch fish, they scare them with one part of their body, predict the movement and the fish practically swims into their mouths. Super cool, I wish I could explore fish feeding even more. Something I'd be ok with feeding live, just to watch what the snake does... I really prefer the san fancisco variety to the infernalis myself, are they readily available as well? Having a hard time finding anything on them, and thats rare for me lol. Perhaps I should join the thamnophis forum now... I like too many things!!!

Caylan.S.

**millertime89** · 02-20-12, 02:02 AM

I really need to find a secluded spot around here where I can watch garters go fishing.