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01-01-11, 12:37 AM
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Really crazy herping photo
A friend took this just the other day... Crazy little snake should be hibernating.
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01-01-11, 12:46 AM
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Re: Really crazy herping photo
LOL Little guy is just a bit confused...
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01-01-11, 04:57 AM
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Re: Really crazy herping photo
Wow its amazing he would even have the ability to be active in such conditions that's quite a pic
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01-01-11, 04:58 AM
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Re: Really crazy herping photo
Poor little guy.
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01-01-11, 09:39 AM
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Re: Really crazy herping photo
He definetely looks out of his elements in that photo.
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01-01-11, 10:23 AM
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Re: Really crazy herping photo
Poor little fellow- he's probably so cold and confused. I hope he made it safely back to a den.
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01-01-11, 11:06 AM
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Re: Really crazy herping photo
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Poor little fellow- he's probably so cold and confused. I hope he made it safely back to a den.
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thats what i was thinking kimberley
was he coming out a den for something to eat ?
or had he come out of hibernation a little too soon ?
i'd love to hear your thoughts on this wayne ?
do they come out for a meal at this time of year ?
i would have thought not as the temperatures would be all wrong for digestion ?
look forward to everyones theory's on this wee guy
cheers shaun
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01-01-11, 11:55 AM
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Re: Really crazy herping photo
Poor little guy! Maybe confused, or forced out of his den by a predator? Maybe his den collapsed?..
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01-01-11, 01:37 PM
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Re: Really crazy herping photo
that is crazy!
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01-01-11, 04:21 PM
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Re: Really crazy herping photo
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Originally Posted by shaunyboy
thats what i was thinking kimberley
was he coming out a den for something to eat ?
or had he come out of hibernation a little too soon ?
i'd love to hear your thoughts on this wayne ?
do they come out for a meal at this time of year ?
i would have thought not as the temperatures would be all wrong for digestion ?
look forward to everyones theory's on this wee guy
cheers shaun
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The snake is a Storeria Dekayi (AKA Dekayi Brown Snake) and from my own observations they are the absolute hardiest (right along with garter snakes) when it comes to cold weather.
I see these wee snakes very late in the fall and very early in the spring.
I cannot confirm, but I don't think this species dens with other snakes, I think they find a spot solo and simply keep from freezing solid.
Tim (The guy who took the picture) warmed up the snake in his hands and set it free on dry ground away from the snow.
The primary diet is garden slugs, I have seen slugs out when the ground seemed frozen, so maybe he was out for a snack??
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01-01-11, 04:51 PM
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Re: Really crazy herping photo
wow amazing
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01-01-11, 05:03 PM
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Re: Really crazy herping photo
Very cool, thanks for that info for sure! I think if it had been me I would have held unto him until spring and then let him go again. Would it have been hard to keep him alive until then?
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01-01-11, 05:17 PM
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Re: Really crazy herping photo
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Very cool, thanks for that info for sure! I think if it had been me I would have held unto him until spring and then let him go again. Would it have been hard to keep him alive until then?
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I have done it myself, just feed chopped up night crawlers. They will take worms.
A few years ago I kept a slug colony in my basement just for feeding these.
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01-01-11, 11:22 PM
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Re: Really crazy herping photo
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I have done it myself, just feed chopped up night crawlers. They will take worms.
A few years ago I kept a slug colony in my basement just for feeding these.
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That's awesome, I don't think I've ever heard of a slug colony!
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01-01-11, 11:28 PM
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Re: Really crazy herping photo
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That's awesome, I don't think I've ever heard of a slug colony!
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We had an old chest freezer, it was broken so I chopped off the cord.
I put about 1 foot of loose soil and compost in the bottom, went out slug hunting for several days, caught all kinds and gathered eggs too.
I put it all in the old chest freezer and fed leftover tossed salad greens to them.
The toughest part is keeping them contained, slugs are master escape artists, without a tight sealing freezer to keep them in, they will all escape, so using a tote is not an option, they will flatten down and squeeze right through the smallest cracks.
That's why I don't still do it. The freezer was starting to fall apart, all the damp compost started rotting the floor right out of it.
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