Eastern Garter Snake in the Yard!

[@johnwood551]

I had lots of them as pets when I was a kid 60 years ago. They are good to have around.

[@victoriasimmons7972]

I love garter snakes, I wish I had them around my house, but I live in the city. I wouldn't mind at all having them! I love them! ❤🐍

[@lifeunderfoot4805]

I love to hear that and am currently in the same situation!

[@lmg1953]

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[@BillSmith-rx9rm]

@@awfan221 maybe that's because you are a Nazi yourself. Seriously, I firmly believe that the way any human treats other species speaks directly to the type of person they are.

[@juanbarajas5376]

@@awfan221 amen brother

[@petercarmeci8317]

I have Gartersnakes, DeKay’s brown snakes, Eastern Hognose snakes, Black Rat Snakes, Northern Black Racers, and even Northern Copperheads on my property, and all are welcome. My neighbors have seen Timber Rattlesnakes, but I have never seen one on my property. They’re all aweesome creatures.

[@KRscience]

I've been bitten an number of times by garter snakes (only because I picked them up, and the bite doesn't really even hurt). One "hack" I discovered is that a pair of nitrile or latex gloves is enough to prevent a garter snake from puncturing your skin with it's teeth, since they have very small teeth. That way you'll have protection and full dexterity .

[@lifeunderfoot4805]

Gloves definitely give you a barrier! We have a video planned talking about handling non-venomous snakes later this year with tips on avoiding a bite!

[@blahblahblah9844]

Basically scratches. I would argue though that any bite should be disinfected pronto.

[@stevejones9905]

I love Garter Snakes my family would have competitions on or around the 4th of July to see who could get the biggest. ( We always let them go around where we got them.) Great fun.

[@jimsweeney1473]

nice piece-- education is key to conservation

[@lmg1953]

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[@muscleman6875]

I've caught a bunch of these, and let me tell you... Nobody's afraid of the bite, just what your hand smells like after handling one

[@lmg1953]

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[@awfan221]

What does it smell like

[@pamelah6431]

​@@awfan221 poop, I guess. Snake poop smells awful.

[@viperdemonz-jenkins]

as someone that grew up in SE WA we loved snakes they helped keep the rodents away.

[@victoriasimmons7972]

I love garter snakes, and all other snakes! 😄👍 I wish I had an acre, or 2 of land to live on. I would have them with me on my property all the time. I appreciate them. I wish I didn't live in the city, where there's no snakes! 🐍I want to live where I can have them in my garden.

[@lifeunderfoot4805]

Victoria Simmons me too! We currently live in the city and have no snakes in our yard 😢

[@lmg1953]

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[@ThatAnimalGuy]

Great video about urban snakes, will probably send it to the next person that contacts me freaked out about a garter in their yard .

[@lmg1953]

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[@shawncosmos5431]

Great snake for bug control…. And as curious of a person as we are of them… Had almost 15 of them living under my firewood pile. Nothing but bug carcasses… I’ve picked up and moved more of these guys then I can remember when I’m mowing or running the string trimmer. Never ever had one get jerky with me…

[@Gabbycatty]

Ahh that brings back memories, when I was around 9 or 10 I was asked to remove snakes and frogs from peoples houses! In my neighbourhood I was known as the nature boy :3

[@lifeunderfoot4805]

I got the same nickname 😅

[@lmg1953]

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[@winniethepoohandeeyore2]

I've got garters and bulls living under my house, fab pest control

[@cathyheston3029]

I've had neighborhood kids bring me snakes and I took and released them after oohing and awwing over them.....❤

[@jkryanspark]

I don't remember garter snakes biting me or my friends, but the ribbon snakes we found in the tall grass around lakes were very bitey. It's pretty contrary to what I've seen on KZbin, but I learned to dislike ribbon snakes. My favorites were ring necks and smooth green snakes.

[@pokemonblue-zy7qj]

I love how pretty garters can be... this one is particularly lovely. Is that a minty hue along the stripe, or just something with the lighting?

[@lmg1953]

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[@BillSmith-rx9rm]

Since garters are much more common and in urban areas around humans, it surprises me that they aren't more docile like the black snake and king snake. I watched your other videos where you walked right up to and picked up black snakes and they never moved. Every time I'm around a garter snake it runs off and if I attempt to pick it up it starts striking at me. They are not friendly at all like the black snake and king snake.

[@lifeunderfoot4805]

I think a lot of it has to do with the way a species is adapted to live. Ratsnakes are big, slow, and rely on camouflage when caught out in the open - so they are naturally slower to react. Gartersnakes, watersnakes, and racers are all smaller, quicker-moving snakes that generally flee to cover and hunt prey more actively - so their defensive reactions are inherently quicker and more active which is why people interpret them as “aggressive”.

[@GingerAsgardian]

My husband recently found recently two garter snakes in our garage trying to go after two mice that are coming from our next door neighbour (we live in a semidetached house), luckily the mice haven’t entered our house, but one of the snakes had gotten stuck in the sticky trap. luckily my husband was able to loosen the snake and released it (from the trap) and take both snakes outside. Oddly enough the other day I had the same two little visitors (and I not referring to the mice) returned to the garage. Have you ever heard of snakes doing this same behaviour? For the record, I know my half of the house is well very sealed.

[@wotan10950]

Just like many people, I have a fear of snakes. Nonetheless, I live in a fairly rural area (unbelievably, only one hour from New York City!), and we get all kinds of wildlife here: bears, foxes, turtles, turkeys, deer, mice, and snakes. I see a lot of garter snakes during the warm seasons but, although they give me the frights, I know they’re very good for the environment. So I just tell them, “You go your way, and I’ll go mine!” My dogs are very curious when they find them, but they instinctively know to stay away. I filmed this recent encounter with one of my dogs kzbin.infoMDKXtI_AEsI?si=WPxIczhxl0oq41yJ

[@softwareengineer9435]

They're everywhere here in Seattle and they freak me out every time. Hate snakes, its in my DNA. Supposedly, they are part of the ecosystem and harmless.

[@weirdmatter]

Horse also hate snakes, it's from hundreds of thousands of years evolution, once we lived out side and we had good reason to dislike snakes lol.

[@daffodilrose1950]

Lol…..I am with you! It took me 71 years to get up the courage to chop one in half with a shovel.

[@victornoagbodji]

That's exactly the kind that is living in my backyard. She didn't have to run away because I ran faster 😂But hold-on, I am confused. Why is she trying to bite you if that species is harmless? 🤔

[@stevejones9905]

Even if it does bite you it does little to no damage. I would go snake hunting all summer. I would just pick them up and look at them and let them go.

[@noluck33]

You forgot to mention it is good to have the around your house, as they will eat mice and all kinds of insects and rodents. Don't get rid of them, keep them.

[@rileysanesh5203]

Is the Eastern Garter Snake in the video male or female

[@lifeunderfoot4805]

Riley Sanesh looked like a female to me!

[@rileysanesh5203]

Life Underfoot so I see garter snakes that are female like that means so the female garters are having baby’s but what about male garters like that means what about dad’s they should be here too

[@rileysanesh5203]

It means they should be around too

[@lifeunderfoot4805]

Riley Sanesh gartersnakes usually mate in the spring near their dens and that is the extent the dads are involved haha. If you’ve seen the larger females, the males are likely around too and there isn’t a super easy/reliable way to differentiate them without picking one up and carefully examining the tail.

[@lmg1953]

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