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12-09-12, 10:13 AM
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Re: Found a garter in the cold!
Im in Connecticut USA, its all woods out here, so Im hopeful coming across mouse nests are common for these guys, mice build nests in everything around here. Cuz I understand if you can get them eating mice, its considered a complete diet but that they can be picky.
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12-15-12, 07:46 AM
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Re: Found a garter in the cold!
pinkies can be taken,my garter had eaten pinkies and nothing else when i had him.
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01-10-13, 12:28 AM
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Re: Found a garter in the cold!
How's your garter doing? Would love to see some more pics and news on his status.
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01-10-13, 06:10 AM
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Re: Found a garter in the cold!
This reminded me of something i saw on TV the other day, apparently garters produce a natural antifreeze in their bloodstream which means they can survive for hours and hours completely buried in snow and when the snow melts they can warm up and slither off 
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01-10-13, 07:46 AM
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Re: Found a garter in the cold!
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Originally Posted by Lankyrob
This reminded me of something i saw on TV the other day, apparently garters produce a natural antifreeze in their bloodstream which means they can survive for hours and hours completely buried in snow and when the snow melts they can warm up and slither off |
If anyone remembers, I dug a garter snake out of the snow when we had that 2012 spring storm.
Kept it until the weather warmed up and the released it exactly where found it.
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01-10-13, 05:08 PM
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Re: Found a garter in the cold!
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Originally Posted by Lankyrob
This reminded me of something i saw on TV the other day, apparently garters produce a natural antifreeze in their bloodstream which means they can survive for hours and hours completely buried in snow and when the snow melts they can warm up and slither off |
Is it just garters that can do this? If so, that would be quite a cool, unique little evolutionary trait.
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01-10-13, 05:12 PM
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Re: Found a garter in the cold!
Actually I believe the entire Natricine Snake group have this.
That includes Garter Snakes (Thamnophis) Brown snakes & Red Bellies (Storeria), Water Snakes (Nerodia) and the European Natrix.
They all range the farthest north of any reptile.
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01-10-13, 05:13 PM
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Re: Found a garter in the cold!
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Originally Posted by limey
Is it just garters that can do this? If so, that would be quite a cool, unique little evolutionary trait.
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If you think that's impressive, you should read up on the water bear:
'Water bears' are first animal to survive space vacuum - space - 08 September 2008 - New Scientist
Little BAMFs.
~Maggot
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01-10-13, 07:48 PM
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Re: Found a garter in the cold!
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these things are cute
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