So Saturday night I got a call from an aunt of mine in town while I was working. A friend of hers had made a facebook post about a 6 foot snake being in their cable box, and being the only "snake person" she knows, she thought I might be interested. I haven't been out and about in a while, but I've never seen a garter in the area more than 4'-5' long, so I thought I might get lucky and find an escaped or abandoned pet (free ultramel?). Got off work about a half hour later and went to the address she gave me. When I arrived the folks explained that they hadn't actually looked in their box yet, their neighbor had told them the cable guy had seen the snake, closed up immediately, and took off with a proclamation of never coming back to a place where there were 6 foot snakes in the boxes.
They showed me the box/tower, and it was already loosened up. Lift up the lid aaaaand...
A somewhat startled 18" garter was coiled neatly on top of a lege
My aunt's friends were pretty underwhelmed, but took a few pictures. The woman actually held the little guy for a while! Even with it not being an exotic, it was fun for me. I don't have the time anymore to go run around and catch them all, so it was pretty nice to admire one of the local herps. Being able to educate a couple strangers on snakes was enjoyable for me to, and I hope I get to do it again.
You guys have any good "herper on call" stories?
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