Our Garter Snakes had Babies in the Winter?!

Well we weren't expecting this! We had our first baby reptiles in the zoo- garter snakes! And not just one "clutter", but two!!
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[@snakewithapen5489]

The unforeseen consequence of giving so many garters such a big zoo space- it's even more difficult to find all the wiggly noodles! Lol

[@Riceball01]

No kidding, I wonder if they found them all or are they going to realize that they have more snakes in that enclosure than they had originally put in there.

[@Undomaranel]

Not unforeseen at all. Honestly, planned.

[@Ratjuicefan]

Love the username

[@lauriepenner350]

They're going to have to put out some baby-sized food items just in case. Do garters ever eat their own young?😨

[@tomkatt6376]

I like your name so much and your little picture

[@gollygaloshes]

Hopefully this is a good sign for the upcoming breeding season. They seem very happy at the zoo.

[@AvaXtoca]

Ya

[@foxwoodjones9831]

I know! I can’t wait! 😍

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[@molly8177]

I can't wait

[@amberreygers4104]

YES

[@shadowcadette]

“By process of elimination they better all be here… or they escaped.” Made me laugh so hard. Ed is hilarious as always :)

[@neolithiumproduction]

Surprised for early bebes. Gotta say, they all must be so happy in their new homes if they are breeding like this.

[@Jonathan-ug9yu]

This video had them discovering snakes, truly living up to the channel's name.

[@TheKlutz31013]

🤣

[@pushinp2748]

@Kasie Masi wat

[@josephahha7694]

Haha yeah

[@josephahha7694]

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[@DigitalHotSauce]

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[@ratchetred6158]

Y’all are my favorite, “yeah we’re down to 11 minutes,” proceeds to examine babies in detail 😂😂😂

[@thepythonranch363]

Top comment! ( from when I’m seeing the video )

[@chantalfridgen1726]

My daughter Charlotte absolutely loves your snake videos. She has taken her plastic snakes and put them in tuppaware and covers them with playdoh to burrow. Her favourite game is to play snake diacovery. She asked me to buy her racking for them.... you have created a love of reptiles in her your 4 year old mind and j think its fantastic. She asks for a pet snake all the time now.... one day my little one, one day.

[@analuisa1214]

It's so cool to see how an appropriate environment, even in captivity, enhances their behaviours and makes them happier (because I don't think they would breed and have babies at this point of the year if it wasn't because of happiness lol)

[@asrarashid3644]

F

[@TinaKins87]

Well you know that you did a good job on the enclosure and the Zoo feels like a safe place for the animals if they all are planning to have babies during winter lol

[@rebeccagiesbrecht7632]

Question: do baby garter snakes have the “new baby smell” like snakes who hatch from eggs do?

[@yeetmcgeets]

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[@Bees_Animations]

@@yeetmcgeets *yes yes. Very child friendly no weirdo 90 year old adults :]* i mean the weird ones liek the really weird ones

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[@yeetmcgeets]

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[@celestial_kitten0834]

I hope you guys feel proud about how good your enclosures are at the zoo, the animals are so happy they're having babies out of normal season, that is huge.

[@astrinymris9953]

Wow, I've been trying to patiently wait for Baby Snake Season for the hatching videos, and here we have surprise babies! 🥰

[@lucky.jynx.elvira]

Awe. Baby noodles! I'd love a few garters. I like how varied their diets are. Those babies are super cute 🤩

[@bigmacgaming277]

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[@Bees_Animations]

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[@cutesheepdog9302]

Mini noodle 🍜

[@SadBeans-cc4hv]

BABY NOODLES

[@jayeshmodi7482]

Yes same but I am can not able to keep one

[@RayDayPlays]

Emily and Ed: alright time to brumate for the winter Reptiles: ... no no, time to make/have babies.

[@MrFelblood]

was holding some of my juvies and they started showing breeding behavior! I said no one more year till you guys are big/old enough. Though i do have one adult pair that is in burmation right now.

[@katepaladino8940]

Yeah buddy!!!!

[@penguin92191]

Charles is the primary Snake Discovery editor? If so, shout-out to Charles for always doing an awesome job! When you and Ed were guessing how many babies I guessed 27 so then hearing your guesses of 12 and 13 I was like “wow, I’m pretty far off” So lots of love to the albino momma for bringing that number up and making my guess more accurate lol. And Woot baby hype! I have no idea what’s in the incubator but I’m definitely excited to find out.

[@nrr9565]

Emily: oh no they’re musking on me Ed: NICE

[@aimeeleigh4756]

I’m guessing that they have fat-tailed geckos in the incubator. Also, can we just take a moment to appreciate everything that Emily and Ed do for us!? They are such amazing people!

[@thegecko4704]

Good guess

[@axolotldollface350]

Hiiiii

[@anyasheng1320]

Ooh, my guess was the fox snakes but that makes sense too!

[@owlivdejong5086]

@@anyasheng1320 I'm pretty sure the fox snakes are brumating.

[@Finschenable]

Let this be a good sign for breeding season 2022. Would love to see a lot of baby noodles, they are just the cutest

[@sillyface6950]

I was feeling disappointed about having to wait so long till the possibility of eggs and snake babies.. Suddenly the snakes had other plans for us all and gave us a late Christmas gift of adorable little baby snakes :D

[@comitlight4688]

Given that there were no still borns and none had deformities shows how healthy and happy your snakes are! Great job, you guys!!

[@shinypearlstar]

This was such perfect timing. I had just finished my online college classes and this was interesting. So cute babies. Emily and Ed:talk about how they don't have much time. Emily and Ed: then keep getting distracted by stuff. I love how some of the babies love to just try to tie themselves together to look like a hydra dragon or something. Well, we know Emily won that. So many cute babies

[@tonyflamingosucks6590]

Ha, you said Ed:Talk

[@ettinakitten5047]

My Dad figures they look like the caduceus symbol.

[@carloupe]

AWWW!! They’re all so cute, it reminds me of in the summer we caught a baby garters snake. We named her little sas because she bit us 3 or 4 times. It’s pretty weird that your baby garters were born in the winter.

[@wobblytardis850]

This just proves you guys did an amazing job with the zoo and the animals are super happy and feel safe!! Awesome baby snakes so so cute!!

[@surtu9221]

"We've been working on this for weeks!" - Flashback back to Emily giving enthusiastic pep talk to mom's belly -

[@Catinthecosmos155]

I love seeing the salamanders, I used to have one named gilly we got her from a bait shop and raised her to adult hood. She got sick around February 2020 and sadly passed away, we miss her dearly but I’m glad we had her

[@silkyrobinson5079]

At a bait shop? Like, fish bait ? That’s awful . What state is that in ?

[@hi_tech_reptiles]

Aw I'm sorry to hear that she passed. I always thought salamanders we're probably my favorite amphibian.

[@Catinthecosmos155]

@@silkyrobinson5079 I’m in Arizona, they sell the babies as bait for bigger fish

[@imnotgoodwithnames1503]

I owned them too my ones also got sick and we don’t have vets that specialise in salamanders so they sadly passed away oround the end of 2021

[@imnotgoodwithnames1503]

I owned them too my ones also got sick and we don’t have vets that specialise in salamanders so they sadly passed away oround the end of 2021

[@Thurston86]

Baby garters in January?! Weird but quite awesome.

[@fluviusgaming1125]

12:46 "help step bro" also you guys are wholesome asf about animals its awesome

[@friskybitzboi]

Was not expecting the first babies of the year for a good while but this was a very welcome surprise!! So adorable

[@lizweeks3156]

i am honestly so glad that you made this channel, i have it legit book marked on my google quick find, and i love how you teach everyone about reptiles, continue with your journey and stay safe!

[@CeltycSparrow]

Congratulations on your beautiful new babies. So here's a question....based on their coloration, can you tell who the Mom is for the first clutch? And that second Mom is GORGEOUS. Does she have a name?

[@nicoleflotner6428]

I'm happy so many animals are breeding. It means they're happy and comfortable in their new environments, so good job! :)

[@torquess454]

Lol the snake witch project shaky camera … 🤣🤣 woooo babies!!! When Em said “it’s always a good time to rearrange and clean the enclosure “ her hand pointed and I thought she had a snake 🐍 dangling from her hand getting flown/flung around! Lol just her keys lanyard! 🤣

[@246kisses]

I hope this is a sign of things to come this hatching season!

[@GRANNi3S.G0N3.WiLD_]

Great quality entertainment!! Maybe the garters were planning a show to get the spotlight by hatching in the winter 🤣😂 Keep up the great work!! Love you guys!!

[@Almiju]

This brings me back to the first Snake Discovery video I ever watched which was the birth of the two headed garter. Ever since Ive had a love for checkered garters, Thank you guys so much for helping me find a love for reptiles over the past year or so.

[@katherinepopyack1739]

I’ve always loved snakes but never thought about getting one until I began watching your videos. I love garter snakes the most 😍 I hope I can get into it soon after more research and preparation!

[@apss5736]

I doubt you'll see this comment but I want to say that I love your educational work and helping people love reptiles. Your zoo is amazing and you take wonderful care of your animals ( my favourite are rex and ally) . Please keep educating people about the life of these amazing creatures that deserve way more appreciation not only as wonderful pets but as important members of the ecosystem. Sincerely - some random guy who loves animals

[@datonehorsegirl1881]

Everyone give this comment I'm replying to 100 comments and 100 likes. This person deserves them I can't make Emily and Ed see this but I can make your day. ♥♥♥

[@Soraiskindasilly]

@queensex562💀💀💀

[@theghostoftama7013]

Very exciting news! I love the babies, they're very cute!

[@hi_tech_reptiles]

Adorable. Baby Colubrids, actually just baby snakes are the most adorable thing. Even feisty ones... *Especially* feisty ones lol Edit: Boas (BCI or Morph boas) have an Eurytheristic morph too - Blood Boas! :)

[@puiyuchui3477]

Normally she would try not to get eaten but when it comes to salamanders …” ARE YOU HUNGRY?” it shows that she knows every animal’s personality 🤗

[@TurkeyPeoples]

Awe so cute. I definitely wasn't expecting this amazing surprise! There are so many wiggle noodles😍

[@Liliana633]

Congratulations !

[@heatherchiuffo5375]

Omg! Too much cuteness! "I shall report this" my heart is so full. Awwwe. Thank you guys.

[@aaryasawh6568]

"Hooray for Ed! Ed's amazing!! " yes buddy, yes you are

[@Jess-ek9rf]

This is the best surprise! These videos calm me so much and today is a very hard day

[@tomnyskull]

I hope things get easier for you, you can do it!

[@dreaming_nyx]

Emily, Ed, thank you guys so much, ever since I found your channel it has been a safe space for me. I know you guys might not see this but thank you so much.

[@denigong9708]

Safe space?

[@hellsingmongrel]

@@denigong9708 I'm sure they mean something they can watch when things in real life get too much for them and they just want something nice and wholesome and chill to watch to chill out.

[@icarus2627]

It’s so cool seeing babies born in the zoo, especially garters which have live babies you can see scurrying about in a natural environment. I think it’d be so cool if one of these babies got held back for a breeding project with their erythristic snakes to see what kinda colours they’d get 😁

[@andrewc.2952]

They're like baby shoelaces, looks like they're tying themselves up. 😂 👟

[@RainbowAngel540]

when Emily said ' first babies in the zoo" I was like " was she already expecting there to be baby animals in the zoo?"

[@prcervi]

well they knew they put both male and female animals into the same enclosures, and even though it's kinda off season for this the reptiles are happy to act

[@RainbowAngel540]

@@prcervi yeah true lol I was actually honestly surprised tho lol

[@lizzw4216]

They are so cute! I guess the zoo is good for breeding lol

[@armandopicazo4599]

your channel is a big reason I got my first corn snake and I love seeing how much you guys have grown!

[@amberkat8147]

They are SOOO cute, just beautiful little babies. It's so wonderful to see how much you care for their well-being.

[@brandi3981]

I don't know how long it's been since you filmed this but I assume that you have gone through the garter enclosure after everyone left that day and took the whole thing apart so you can be positive you got all the babies out

[@animemusicluver1]

AW YAY! SURPRISE WINTER BABIES 😊

[@lisamoore6804]

Awwwe, I love baby snakes. I had a young garter last summer living under my back porch, I hope he's still here this coming summer.

[@kams7241]

I haven't seen any of your videos for a year now, Its crazy how much has changed! Now I remember why I wanted a snake so bad...

[@TwinFlameTreasures]

I was excited to see a baby video so early on in the year, brings tears of joy to my eyes ❤️❤️❤️

[@thekavehfanatic]

I love the baby vids and they are all so amazing in their own way!

[@Duinou2]

Yay! Here I was thinking I'd be waiting ages to see more baby snakes 🥰

[@erinwood4267]

Can't get better feedback than babies from happy animals!

[@mittens2773]

It was my birthday today. I thought it was going well but coming home and seeing you posted a video of my (hopefully) future snake breed!

[@ilovecatsandcoffee3737]

Yalls snakes are adorable! Especially the babies-

[@therealopaartist]

I never knew snakes could have a live birth, cool! Love this channel I’m always learning something new!

[@froggy9779.]

“No don’t eat your babies!” Me *laughing my head off*

[@missjo5ie]

Congrats on the babies! All your reptiles seem to be thriving and happy in the zoo - I’m sure this year will yield many cute clutches of noodles!

[@d1amond74]

I've always wanted a snake, and I've been thinking about getting garter snakes! I don't have access to mice, so is there any way it can live on completely bugs/ meat?

[@papyrusthegreat457]

They were on her rodent free list, and love nightcrawlers, tilapia, and raw chicken!

[@matthewpraayjr.9797]

They really like tilapia and worms

[@idkwhatiamdoing7715]

@@papyrusthegreat457 mine loves night crawlers

[@the_undead]

It is not recommended to go completely rodent free with garters but it's totally doable you just have to be careful about what you're feeding them. If you have access to reptilinx (or however TF it's spelled) I would recommend feeding those occasionally because to my understanding they are not cheap but if you can afford them just feed those if you can't afford then like what the other commenter said tilapia, raw chicken, nightcrawlers, earthworms can also work to my understanding at least and there's a couple others that I'm probably forgetting

[@ekambirb]

i think their big eyes are adorable!!!

[@Veegina.Com.]

What a random time for the garters too have babies! its a nice surprise though, also could not help but notice the pride merch!! Absolutely love seeing those kind of thing

[@maanyabeeraka6625]

The spaghetti harvest this year looks good as well

[@crystalbainbridge5339]

Gongrats on the new arrivals💜 their so cute

[@rose84media56]

Yay babies! I love that you got some surprise baby Garter snakes. If I didn't live so far away I would totally drive up there and get one. So cute!

[@cynothegeneralmatra]

I stay on your channel 24/7 none of your videos are boring, and they are very helpful!

[@cuntryneighbors]

aww wittle babwies🥰🥰🥰 proud of mama!

[@TheHogwartsRejects]

I love your videos they make my day, I wish I could go to the zoo but I live halfway across the country and I can't but I still love watching the videos you guys make

[@TheHogwartsRejects]

@chubby ®🚬 why post this for all you know the people you comment this too could be minors

[@ichbinben.]

@@TheHogwartsRejects It's a bot, this is being spammed under pretty much every other comment. Annoying as all hell...

[@cassandrahepp6445]

@@ichbinben. I'm literally going through and reporting each individual comment from the bots that I can find. It's so irritating seeing such nonsense on such a wholesome channel.

[@Bearprints0]

@@cassandrahepp6445 lol same. I got some time to kill.

[@Mirokukeiiswatching]

@@cassandrahepp6445 yep me too. Not only is this a family friendly channel, but no one wants porn bots. Gonna kill some time

[@celinedv1]

Its amazing how Emilly and Ed can take carenof all the reptiles and Rodents i have been watching their videos since covid started and loved its so much

[@dinapedersen1168]

the counter is hilarious!!with that boop sound too.haha

[@sarahsobx]

Hi! I’m from Australia.. does Wisconsin allow Centralian Carpet Pythons? They are native to Australia and I might consider sending mine to you as I sadly don’t have time for her anymore. She may be a little aggressive as we haven’t handled her in a while. Just a question. Also all the baby garters are so cute 😍

[@harmonicaveronica]

Given that live animals have overnight shipping, I doubt you could safely ship from a different country. Even with the fastest possible shipping, your snake would still have to go through customs and who knows what kinds of delays there could be. However, I'm sure there are people doing similar things in Australia who you could re-home your snake with! I would recommend starting with a local herpetological society and seeing what resources they have

[@sarahsobx]

@@harmonicaveronica Great advice. I’ll look into it soon 👍🏻

[@skeleletonboi4533]

Im not sure about if Wisconsin allows that snake but I do know that Australia forbids reptile exports unless it's accredited zoos "trading" animals, and even then it's a lengthy process

[@sarahsobx]

@@skeleletonboi4533 yes

[@gregbowman685]

Also make sure that snake discovery is ok with that. Email them maybe? Don’t just send animals without checking that they would have a nice home with a enclosure ready.

[@Unoraptormon]

One day I will get a garter snake from y'all! Such pretty babies

[@AniFam]

Oh my~ those tiny babies are sooo cute~🤗💞

[@jessicaricker6903]

Thanks!

[@garrettb]

Can we get an update on the deformed turtle you guys kept?

[@bigmacgaming277]

Finally more snake noodles their so cute! :)

[@aronoiiel]

They blend well into the natural background so cool!

[@dragondragons2926]

Mama snek is so gorgeous! And ofc the little babies are adorable and they kind or remind me of dekays brown snakes!

[@fredygump5578]

If it was my zoo, I would just put up a sign that says, "Guess many babies did the garter snakes have." I could do that in like 2 minutes. :)

[@ravenmouse2385]

I know you guys are awfully busy, but I would love to see a live stream next time yall get babies, like of you going over each one and maybe talking about what you're looking for and the whole process! It would be super fun to see how you guys handle all the babies in real time . You can also stream changing around the bins, or rearanging the habitats etc. or you could use a go pro to stream the feeding or checkups or whatever. But again I know you guys are mad busy with the zoo!

[@zessonateacloud]

What a nice suprise. Baby Garters are just adorable.

[@jacintahayter7556]

My 9 year old loves watching this show. And now she is being brave

[@laurenmdavies1]

Congratulations I hope your happy with your new baby garters

[@shroom6248]

Congrats! Awweee

[@onetallpheeesh]

They must all really love the zoo space!! Soooo many babies!!! And they're not even halfway done yet!!! Ugh so cute.

[@jameswyatt2739]

That was one of the coolest videos I’ve ever watched. Congratulations good luck.

[@beckmightdraw9779]

Video Idea: I don't know if anyone else is curious, but I'd like to know what reptiles you've left at your house if any, or if you're planning on any at-home pet only ones? love your videos :)

[@pigeonbusiness]

IIRC their entire collection is at the zoo. The only reptiles they have at home are the ones in quarantine.

[@juliusroman8616]

I’m curious too!

[@shyeahright]

Aw you got an editor! So happy to see you guys succeeding, and now I want a baby garter. 😄

[@LittleLadybugHi]

Wow I have that same exact habitat but in green and for snails/frogs! I really recommend it if your new to getting small reptile!

[@danicegewiss862]

I found a garter snake...a young one...in our garden goodies bin. You know our bin better as a compost bin. I picked it up thinking it was a leather bracelet, until it moved. Apparently it was a boy looking for a girl to mate with. It was early Spring.

[@--asher--]

YASS! The first BEBES!!! HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GOOD DAY!

[@MightyMyna]

Hey quick question, my african fat tailed gekco hasn't eaten in over a month, he's been sleeping all day and he's running out of fat reserves, his temperature is good, he has water, but I think he is depressed. He is a rescue and used to have a mate but she died. As far as we know he is around 7. Any ideas?

[@amandastakeonit7402]

So many surprise babies since you opened the zoo, well the fox snakes might have been right before, but it seems like they were after. Congrats.

[@orionskittles]

People: oh no it’s a snake! We’re gonna die! Aaaah! Baby garter snakes: *haha hide go brrrr*