The dogs found a snake today...

We were out at the dog park, and the girls found a little Garter Snake. Common, but still pretty.

Ada the corgi was terrified of it, but Ilsa the dobe had to be told - repeatedly - to leave it alone.

"Um.... wuzzat?"
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"Oo oo oo! It's a snake, it's a snake! What fun!"
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The garters love the dog park at this time of year. It's right next to a creek, and sometimes we'll see as many as a dozen of these guys making their way towards the creek every time we go to the park. Last year we found some HUGE ones, like this guy - I'd estimate that he was at least 3 feet long, and about as thick as a big bratwurst!:

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That looks like a red racer from up her in the NW.
Cool find. My son and I found yesterday a blue striped and a orange striped.

Those are some pretty good pics of the garter snake. It's cool to get shots like that in their natural environment.

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Originally Posted by ptate

Those are some pretty good pics of the garter snake. It's cool to get shots like that in their natural environment.

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I guess Paul beat me to it. I was going to comment on the great quality of those pics. Sometimes wild snakes can be flighty and difficult to capture on film so clearly.

Great job,

Those are pretty cool shots, and a pretty garter. A few years back I was carrying groceries in and looked down just in time to see a garter snatch a small grass frog in my friend's garden. Was pretty stoked.

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Originally Posted by muddoc

I guess Paul beat me to it. I was going to comment on the great quality of those pics. Sometimes wild snakes can be flighty and difficult to capture on film so clearly.

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Thanks! You won't believe how many blurry photos and photos with NO snake in them at all I had to sift through befroe I found those few decent shots!

Nice find! I love when they have that orange striped back.

Beautiful pictures as well!

That is one pretty garter snake. Nice pics too, thanks for sharing