Not So Sneaky Snake

Emmy was pulling out of the driveway yesterday and found this snake. She called me from her cell phone at the end of the driveway and told me there was a snake...a big one...come and get it. Thank heavens the little girls were sleeping. I ran out with a glass vase and some cardboard out of the recycling bin....oh, and a pair, thick pair of gardening gloves. Brave Emmy caught the very stunned and slightly injured snake...I think it go hit...must have been sunning himself on the blacktop at the end of the driveway. Cassie called a little later and I told her about the snake saga. Ellis wants pictures.... so here you go buddy...Sneaky Snake's capture and release...







Garter snake, harmless snake of the genus Thamnophis, abundant from Canada to Central America. There are many common species; members of most species are about 2 ft (60 cm) long. Most garter snakes are striped or banded lengthwise, and some are spotted between the stripes. Less aquatic as a group than the related water snakes, they are found near water in dry country and are widely distributed in moist regions. They prey on cold-blooded animals, chiefly frogs, toads, small fish, and earthworms. Females bear live young in large litters, sometimes numbering 50 or more. The common garter snake of the NE United States, Thamnophis sirtalis, varies in color and pattern but is usually blackish or brownish with three yellow stripes. The ribbon snake, T. sauritus, is a very slender garter snake that prefers wet places. Garter snakes are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Reptilia, order Squamata, family Colubridae.
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