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I met a snake again (hexbear.net)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I love garter snakes so much, this one was curious and friendly and slid right across my leg after telescoping a bit for me to take a photo.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I live close to some big farm fields and during the summer these fields are just teeming with garters. When i was a kid id run the fields, catch a few and try to feed them crickets i caught. Ive probably yoinked a few hundred of them and never been bit. They’re extremely docile. Even somewhat tolerant of rough handling, without biting.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Kinda jealous tbh, snakes don't really like the acidic pine soil around my house so I don't interact with them super often