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Thamnophis sirtalis
Two snakes together in woods in and near ferns and spring fed brook. Basking in bright sunlight. Lighter color one just under 12 inches. Darker one is about 12-14 inches.
Beltzville State Park , - heavily wooded area near spring fed brook.
They were facing the other way when I saw them. Inside of hiding from me, they both turned around and came crawling toward me. One seemed a bit aggressive, but the lighter colored one seemed curious, "R u my Mommy?" HA!
Spotted on Apr 6, 2014
Submitted on Apr 7, 2014
8 Comments
lovely...
Adorable!
Nice shots and spotting.
Thanks so much! I learned a lot from the fun facts. Cool!
Beautiful series Carol!
Fun fact! Garter snakes are ovoviviparous, that is to say they give birth to live young. Females can store males’ sperm for long periods of time - even years, waiting for the appropriate conditions to reproduce. Garter snakes are born in litters of up to eighty or more, and are immediately able to live independently with no parental care.
Garter snakes (Thamnophis sp.) are the most widely distributed genus of reptiles in North America. Thamnophis sirtalis is the only is the only species of snake to be found in Alaska, and is one of the northernmost species of snake in the world! https://upload.facebook.com/projectnoah/...
I thought it looked like a Brontosaurus. LOL Nearly the same! Thanks Tiz! So adorable!
Beautiful photos. It looks like a little dragon :)