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What Ned Reagin found in his tool shed 2011-08-24 - The Wilds of Greater Ravenna/Breeding/Subtle - Photo by Ned Reagin. Armed with only his iPhone: Ned Reagin spotted this pretty big garter snake among his tools and repair supplies. The animals are generally considered harmless to people, but can put on a decent cobra strike pose when threatened. They are fascinating creatures, and, according to Wikipedia (See Garter Snakes, just about the most widespread serpent on earth. They are the only snake in Alaska. One reason for their success as a species may be in the eclectic diet patterns: They are the Andrew Zimmerns, the bizarre foods eaters, of the snake world; or maybe because of their gender variation. The article says that in snake-ball mating orgies, the alpha snake is often a She-male, a supercharged male which can give off both female and male pheronomes. While there may be a moral for humans in this, we are at a loss to say what it could be.-CM Permalink | Comments?

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