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A timid, cute face appears on warm 17 Mar 2018 day 2018-03-18 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. This little fellow was the first one of his ilk who appeared along the free stone masonry retaining wall in the back yard this year. This year there's not so many as some years. It could be that Blue the Cat and Momma Cat have kept them away. There are many videos on the internet of cat vs. garter snakes. When poked with a bear-hunting stick, it retreated into the wall. This one was likely a male, as they come out of brumation before the females, according to Wikipedia_Garter Snakes which also notes that the reptiles give live births to litters of up to 98 at a time - which could be a key factor for anybody going into the garter snake pet industry or want more of them to get rid of snails, slugs, and lots of other things considered pests. Probably not good to let the grandkids play with a wild one, as they are now known to be venomous, according to the article. - EW. Permalink | Comments?

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