Not quite sure if this fellow is a common garter snake or Eastern ribbon snake. They slithered away into the above cover before I could get a good look at their face.
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04-18-2021, 04:01 PM
Bogertophis
Re: Reptile watchin'
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...Not quite sure if this fellow is a common garter snake or Eastern ribbon snake. They slithered away into the above cover before I could get a good look at their face...
Yeah, I've tried demanding I.D.'s but they just stick out their tongues & do the same thing to me? :D Love seeing them in the wild anyway though. TKS for sharing.
04-18-2021, 05:02 PM
Zincubus
Re: Reptile watchin'
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Aww, your British wildlife has its own charm!
Possibly our cutest critters are your Grey Squirrels :)
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05-05-2021, 05:49 PM
WrongPython
Re: Reptile watchin'
Baby turtles are starting to emerge! This one is a regional special.
Northern water snakes, painted turtles, and red-bellied turtles are also out and about in the region. I saw a black racer at one of my usual spots this past weekend as well, but they were too quick for me to get a photo. It's a shame, because said racer was crawling right at the toe of my shoe while I was watching a water snake swim!
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05-10-2021, 01:42 PM
WrongPython
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It was rather cold this past weekend, so I didn't see many herps. Plenty of cool birds, though, and a few basking turtles.
Red-bellied turtles (large) and Painted turtles (small)
Nice find and a great looking specimen! Black Rats will always be one of my favorite North American colubrids. Used to catch those all the time when I was growing up in Missouri.
05-23-2021, 04:55 PM
Zincubus
Reptile watchin'
Our son and his new wife visited Niagara Falls last week and saw loads of snakes in the nearby rocks / walls .
Had a surprisingly nice couple of days of herping! It's mostly the usual suspects, though the turtles were particularly active and seeing this many species was nice.
Northern water snake. I saw a second one on a nearby beach, but upon closer inspection it looked as though a particularly aggressive and broody American oystercatcher got to them first. (I've seen said bird attack ospreys and vultures that come within 200 yards of their nest.) It's a shame, because they were a particularly beautiful individual.
Either a black rat snake or Eastern racer -- they were too far away to tell. This area is prime black rat snake habitat, but I've seen one particularly racer multiple times at this exact spot.
Bonus round: turtle versus muskrat! Said muskrat was minding their own business, collecting foliage for their nest, when they accidentally stepped on a very grumpy turtle.. My gut tells me it's an Eastern mud turtle, but it's hard to tell from how murky the water was.
