Slip, Slithery Dee! - Earth Day

Since I am currently in Montreal, I'll begin with a snake that is found here in Quebec and then go to one found in Florida! Quebec is home to a couple of species of Garter snakes: the Eastern Ribbon snake http://tinyurl.com/5n33as and ... Invite each student to choose s particular species of snake to study. They can use the library or the internet, and their final report should include: physical characteristics; behavior; biology; prey; country and range where they are ... Continue reading

Slip, Slitheree Dee!

Since I am currently in Montreal, I'll begin with a snake that is found here in Quebec and then go to one found in Florida! Quebec is home to a couple of species of Garter snakes, the Eastern Ribbon snake (pictured above) and the Common ... Continue reading

venom week! snakes part ii

eastern ribbon snake- the eastern ribbon snake gets its name from its very thin body. at maturity it can be anywhere from 18 to 86 cm in length.it is a slender black snake with a yellow midback stripe and one on each side. ... Continue reading

Tim Jackson Web (a scrapbook) » Film Log 2010

But as a horror flick, B-Movie, or Shock Corridor/Snake PIt/Vertigo mash-up, it feels forced. The found music soundtrack is fascinating, but along with all the thunder, the creepy characters, flickering lights, and the lapses in continuity it tips into comically melodramatic. ... Another film (like Fish Tank) where the behavior of the kids is disturbing, but you kind of like them and understand the problem, though here we're in the upper class, and now that's the problem. ... Continue reading

So Far . . .

Eastern Garter Snake-- WI, 1990 Maritime Garter Snake-- ME, 1993 Chicago Garter Snake-- WI, 1990 Plains Garter Snake-- WI, 1981 Butler's Garter Snake-- WI, 2003 Northern Ribbon Snake-- OH, 2004 Northern Ringneck Snake-- OH, 2005 ... Continue reading

Randomness 72

*grin*; Currently, there is a black snake on my deck. I think it's an Eastern Ribbon Snake after looking it up. Harmless. But, well, yeah… I like to watch So You Think You Can Dance with my friend Mindy and last night's episode was ... Continue reading

garter snakes photos

Personal collection of Garter and Ribbon Snake photos Eastern Garter Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis 29 Nov 2000 --- Loop Road in Big Cypress Swamp On the road in the evening.. Snakes - Offers snake information and photos. ... Continue reading

Blogger Saves Day

What surprised me most of all was the behavior of the snake all during the adventure. It tried persistently to escape from my hand and from the bag. Yet, it never once tried to bite me, nor did it musk me. Milk snakes aren't known for ... Continue reading

Villainous Company: Birds are Weird

We're under siege out here in Western Maryland. Nature is out of control. If that unbearably perky little ribbon snake living in my stone wall starts up, I'm outta here. Posted by Cassandra at June 18, 2009 08:27 AM .... For a run of a few years an Eastern Ring-Necked snake would take up residence in the basement in the spring. They're black with a small few-scales wide yellow band behind the neck. It came down there in the spring and had babies. ... Continue reading

Keeping Snakes in Naturalistic Terrariums | That Reptile Blog

DeKay's (brown) snakes do wonderfully in forest-themed tanks, and often breed readily. Other favorites of mine include smooth and keeled green, garter, ribbon, ring-necked, red-bellied and tentacled snakes. .... a question for you,wasn't sure where to post it(months ago we spoke of isopds as turtle food)Anyways,I am caring for two juvenile Blandings turtles housed in a 4ft.length 2.5ft.height and 2.5ft.width enclosure,two days ago i caught an Eastern Garter snake(1.5ft. ... Continue reading