Common Garter snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

Tree 409

Today at Prescott Willow discovered a hibernicula of garter snakes. This old well cover sits on a rock-lined, hand-dug well; a place these snakes thought made an excellent place for hibernation.

Today there were coming out in force-we counted at least ten different snakes, and when first spotted, there was about a half dozen writhing together as they emerged into the warm sun.

One of the farm boys reached down and grabbed a handful and tossed them onto the well cover. I grabbed my cam and caught this pic of one retreating back to his nest mates.