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Old 10-11-10, 02:25 AM   #16
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catching a garter snake is a cop out lol do what you gotta do i guess
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catching a garter snake is a cop out lol do what you gotta do i guess

I resent that statement (J/K)

Those north westerns are beautiful snakes....

A red stripe...



A melanistic specimen...



And I have misplaced the picture but they also come in blue stripe variety as well. (My blue stripe died.)

I wish I has some of those.

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Old 10-11-10, 03:21 AM   #18
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I resent that statement (J/K)

Those north westerns are beautiful snakes....

A red stripe...



A melanistic specimen...



And I have misplaced the picture but they also come in blue stripe variety as well. (My blue stripe died.)

I wish I has some of those.

if you want me to i could probably go catch you at least half of those snakes right now. my previous point being i'd rather go buy a snake it seems more pro then catching it. and i know they are beautiful i had a red racer (that is what i know them by) for a pet for like a year and a half and he musked me every time i touched him and he bit me hundreds of times so he became eye candy. i kinda resent them now
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so he became eye candy. i kinda resent them now

All of my garter snakes are eye candy.

It stresses most of them to be handled a lot, I have 4 females that are mellow and will sit in my hands all day if I want, but for the most part I maintain them and just enjoy the beauty.

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i enjoy the interaction to much to just simply have eye candy if i wanted that i'd get another fish lol although im sure ill settle down and just enjoy the view eventually
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Well i find myself catching them every time i'm hiking or up at my parents place in washington(their Musk is nasty but i can deal with the foul smell). I think they are good looking snakes with rather neat eating habits. from what i have read on here and other places they will stop musking after being in captivity for a while.

I know myself though I will be handling my snake quite a bit, i'm hoping to find one with a chill temperament that i can just put him on my shoulder and let him slither around my neck. *IE sitting at the computer typing and surfing the web* From what i have heard they are rather active snakes, and i don't want to be stressing the snake out all the time by handling.

I have thought about corns and they are kind of Meh to me. i like all snakes but i do like pronounced features like a ball has. I even gave some serious thought into a BRB but after reading about them their care is a little much for me right now, even though I love their appearance.

I don't think i will ever own more then 1 or 2 snakes though. I have never abandoned an animal in my life, and i'm pretty sure that whatever snake i do end up getting will become a member of the family.
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if you want me to i could probably go catch you at least half of those snakes right now. my previous point being i'd rather go buy a snake it seems more pro then catching it. and i know they are beautiful i had a red racer (that is what i know them by) for a pet for like a year and a half and he musked me every time i touched him and he bit me hundreds of times so he became eye candy. i kinda resent them now
wow i have picked up quite a few in the wild and have never been bit. your just right across the river from me so i'm sure they are all over the place.

I really don't care about being "pro" or even expect to collect snakes. i just enjoy the creatures and would like to be able to have one as a companion.
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I really don't care about being "pro" or even expect to collect snakes. i just enjoy the creatures and would like to be able to have one as a companion.

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