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First Garter Snake of Spring

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While my cat and I were out on our "front lawn" Sabre cornered the first garter snake I've seen this year. He was enjoying chasing it, but I grabbed it. After Sabre lost interest in sniffing it as I held it, I proceeded to play with it for about an hour before letting it go in the rocky outcropping near our apartment's creek.

I LOVE snakes and lizards. And being from Southern California where the majority of snakes I regularly saw were rattle snakes it is an awesome novelty to be in a place where there is an overabundance of snakes that can be picked up and played with.

This little guy was a female or largish juvenile male from what I can tell. I'm not the #1 knower of herp stuff, but from past experience, this one did not look or behave like an adult male. And given it's size and the time of year, my guess is it was a female.

She was gorgeous and very healthy by visual inspection. No scale mites or ticks, clear vent, and very clear crisp color. She looked like she might have recently shed.

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Awww, it's cute! ^^