04-22-2024, 02:43 PM
Garter snakes will den up for winter with other garter snakes when they can. It is well documented when massive amounts (in the hundreds) emerge from one den at the same time when the spring temps hit the magic number. I bet those holes smell fiercely awful.
Garter snakes, as well as corn snakes, king snakes, and gopher snakes are incredible at pest control! One of the things that makes them so effective is their ability to get into the holes that mice, voles, rats, gophers, and ground squirrels create and make their way to the dens. They will eat the entire family. It's one thing when a predator controls pests by eating them one at a time; it's another when they delete the ability for a whole clutch to create more!
Snakes are rad!
Garter snakes, as well as corn snakes, king snakes, and gopher snakes are incredible at pest control! One of the things that makes them so effective is their ability to get into the holes that mice, voles, rats, gophers, and ground squirrels create and make their way to the dens. They will eat the entire family. It's one thing when a predator controls pests by eating them one at a time; it's another when they delete the ability for a whole clutch to create more!
Snakes are rad!