garden snake facts
Garden Snake Facts
It is necessary to know some basic information about the garden snake if you have a garden that has its back to dense vegetation. Read on to know more about its bite and its diet.
- These reptiles that are commonly found in the garden are also referred to as 'garter snake'.
- The garden snake's habitat is spread all over North America.
- The gardens that are close to or adjacent to the forests, unbound grasslands, marshes or meadows are most likely to be serving as hideouts or hunting grounds for these snakes.
- They can be aggressive or docile, depending on the species they actually belong to.
- These snakes, whatever subspecies they come under, are easily identifiable because of their length which rarely exceeds 2-3 feet.
- Some of these come in shades of brown or green and the sides of their body have light-colored strips.
- You can tell whether the snake you are observing is a garden snake or not by how agile it is and from how far it has detected your presence.
- These snakes have keen eyesight and you can tell that it has spotted you by the evasive action it has taken. These reptiles tend to avoid contact with humans and big animals.
- Distinguishing characteristics of some of them is that, unlike most snakes, they give birth to their young one's and can be active during day or night.
- Snakes, in general, cannot tolerate extreme temperatures and when the weather turns cold before the fall they go into hibernation. You may find that it is active even in the late fall as these creatures can tolerate cold temperatures. These late hibernators are quick to appear in early spring.
- The garden snake feeds on insects such as grass hoppers or worms, small rodents such as mice and other small games such as frogs, tadpoles and small birds, which can be easily found in a garden.
- Presence of raccoons, skunks, crows, hawks and owls in the snake habitat is a threat to its life. When some garden snakes smells danger, they may try to ward off the invader by emitting an unpleasant but sweet odor, which makes it easy for us to identify the snake.