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Garter snakes are arguably the most frequently encountered Snake
in New York. Many people call them gardener, or garden snakes, and while they are frequently encountered in gardens they were
actually named for their pattern's resemblance to stocking garters.
Garter snakes love to eat earthworms, but will also take slugs,
frogs fish and the occasional small mammal. If you go to grab a garter snake take warning- their bite might not be dangerous
but the foul smelling musk they excrete is sure to get your attention. In the winter Garter Snakes hibernate
in dens below the frost line and can number in the thousands at a given location.
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Preview (Click to enlarge)
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Specimen #214
Date: December 3, 2011
Location: Highland Falls,
NY
Notes: Unseasonably warm in
the days prior to this.
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Specimen #165
Date: April 18, 2011
Location: Putnam Valley, NY
Notes: Just chillin....
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Specimen # 35
Date: April 9, 2009
Location: Chappaqua, NY
Notes: At Pinecliff Sanctuary
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Specimen # 44
Date: April 16, 2009
Location: Chappaqua, NY
Notes: At Pinecliff Sanctuary,
with #45 and another garter
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Specimen # 45
Date: April 16, 2009
Location: Chappaqua, NY
Notes: At Pinecliff Sanctuary
with #44 and another Garter
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Specimen # 240
Date: April 4, 2012
Location: Chappaqua, NY
Notes: Male in persuit of
female.
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