Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis)

This tiny snake - barely 1 cm in diameter - was in a small tree in my yard one morning. Its tongue flicked in curiosity at me before it lept off the tree and took cover on the ground. Aug 30, 2009


This tiny snake - barely 1 cm in diameter - was in a small tree in my yard one morning. Its tongue flicked in curiosity at me before it lept off the tree and took cover on the ground. Aug 30, 2009
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Judy  From San Diego    Supporting Member
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Leaping ... Lizards ... er ... Garter Snakes!
24/Oct/09 1:15 AM
   Kathy  From Maryland/USA    Supporting Member
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It was certainly "ready for it's close up, Mr. DeMille!" Wow.
24/Oct/09 2:00 AM
appy  From india
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What a macro shot!!..and Jim how far were you from this scarry lil thing??
24/Oct/09 2:04 AM
   Vibrant Vici  From California    Supporting Member
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Our Garter snakes in the west are welcome friends to the garden...how about where you are Jim? Did you give it a lil kiss back?
24/Oct/09 6:13 AM
   CynB  From Redlands Qld Aus    Supporting Member
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Lovely pattern on it - great shot. From that I would not have imagined it to be so small. We have a small green tree snake living in our block wall. It puts its head out every morning for a bit of sun.
24/Oct/09 10:56 AM
   shosho  From los angeles    Supporting Member
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Now that I've calm down and read that it's only a garter snake, I can see it's a cute one. I had a bright green tree snake in my classroom once. Sweet little thing, but I couldn't stand to feed it goldfish. The poor fish would be panicked and darting for its life. I would just have to leave the room or I'd frantically try to save it!
24/Oct/09 2:24 PM
   Rayray  From Yorks & E.Sussex    Supporting Member
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"My tongue is longer than yours, so there!"
29/Oct/09 6:20 AM
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