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[j.w]

Problem w/ @rubyduby is her place where she lives never gets really cold. So do the snakes remain active eating all year long down there?
If so that could become a really big problem for the fish and frogs if one snake becomes many

 

[SarahT]

Problem w/ @rubyduby is her place where she lives never gets really cold. So do the snakes remain active eating all year long down there?
If so that could become a really big problem for the fish and frogs if one snake becomes many

I'm just a little north of @rubyduby and the experts claim our black racer (land based) snakes hibernate Nov - Feb, but I see them most of the year, just much slower and more likely to be snoozing in the sun in Jan-Feb. Fingers crossed Ruby's is just a fat snake, not a mama ready to take over.

 

[rubyduby]

I was surprised to see just how fast the black racers are SarahT...I was not prepared for that! They frequent my yard and am glad to have them but it was a bit startling to see them "race" around after the lizards...I am sure they have no problem getting food at that pace!

 

[addy1]

We have other snakes that I seldom see. 6 foot if not more rat snakes, black snakes, some garter snakes, found a tiny gray snake years ago. I let them all stay, the water snakes relocation time. Only one time have I seen a copperhead, so they are here, but never seen.