WC garter not eating, any ideas?

[Craiga 01453]

Yeah, so what were you thinking to catch & keep an ADULT snake? How quickly would YOU adapt to a whole new universe if you were in his "shoes"??? Leave wild things alone please- they need to be out there breeding & succeeding in the real world and keeping the balance of nature.

Let him go in a grassy/bush area where it is safe for the release. Don't worry about the cold - it knows what to do, and may already survived 1 or 2 winter's before you picked it up. It needs to eat to regain its fat reserve before winter hits and food source become scarce. Unless it is injured to the point it needed care, leave them alone.

This is EXACTLY why we leave native species alone. They're a vital part of the ecosystem and belong where they are found.

There are plenty of captive born animals available to be sold as pets.

But PLEASE leave wildlife alone.