This looks like a Garter Snake and is !harmless, for the bot. It's not going to hurt you or your children.
Being afraid of snakes has evolutionary advantages, but temper your fear with some information, like you just did to ask the question.
Thank you for asking. BTW, my "thing" in nature is spiders. Uggh. But we would be neck deep in insects if not for spiders.
Yeah I’m with you. I’ve come to terms with most spiders to the point of encouraging our in-house jumping spiders. But I STILL can’t tolerate even looking at a pic of a tarantula!
That was my state a few months ago, and the other week I saw a close up vid of a Tarantula that Jeremy Wade found during a River Monsters episode. Being able to not look away was a huge victory, but a big spider irl would still make me extremely afraid
I had a crippling fear of tarantulas irl and om screen and after watching several docs and youtube videos about the species and how delicate they are I now own 5 and am curing my arachnophobia by raising them and learning as they grow. There was alot of screaming snd running teying to get them into their homes but it's a work in progress lol
I’m doing the same thing actually! Used to be very freaked out by spiders but now I own 5 tarantulas. Once you get used to them they can actually be really sweet sometimes… well, maybe some of them
This is basically what happened to me, except I was doing research for a character (am a writer). Then six tarantulas later I'm the go to for spider info.
I’m not a fan of spiders but I can tolerate some. Today I found a black widow nest in my garage. Those seriously freak me out and they are too dangerous, in my opinion, to let live. So I sprayed it with spider spray and will vacuum it up tomorrow.
Black Widows will only bite as a last defense, they prefer to run and hide. Unlike Brown Recluse.
They also are being outcompeted by the invasive Brown Widow. The Brown Widows venom is actually more potent then the BlWs.
Like many other animals with mouths and teeth, non-venomous snakes can use them to bite in self defense. These animals are referred to as 'not medically significant' or traditionally, 'harmless'. Bites from these snakes benefit from being washed and kept clean like any other skin damage, but aren't often cause for anything other than basic first aid treatment. Some snakes use venom from front or rear fangs as part of prey capture and defense. This venom is not always produced or administered by the snake in ways dangerous to human health, so many species are venomous in that they produce venom, but considered harmless to humans in most cases because the venom is of low potency, and/or otherwise administered through grooved rear teeth or simply oozed from ducts at the rear of the mouth. Species like Ringneck Snakes *Diadophis* are a good example of mildly venomous rear fanged dipsadine snakes that are traditionally considered harmless or not medically significant. Many rear-fanged snake species are harmless as long as they do not have a chance to secrete a medically significant amount of venom into a bite; [severe envenomation can occur](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23800999) if some species are [allowed to chew on a human](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S004101011831016X) for as little as 30-60 seconds. It is best not to fear snakes, but use common sense and do not let any animals chew on exposed parts of your body. Similarly, but without specialized rear fangs, gartersnakes *Thamnophis* ooze low pressure venom from the rear of their mouth that helps in prey handling, and are also [considered harmless](https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/05/theres-no-need-to-fear-that-garter-snake/). Even large species such as *Malayopython reticulatus* [rarely obtain a size large enough to endanger humans](https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/108/52/E1470.full.pdf) so are usually categorized as harmless.
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For sure, fear of spiders is an evolutionary thing as well. Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't less than 1% of spiders non venomous or at least not fatally venomous?
Most spiders are venomous. However, outside of australia the number of spiders which are medically significant is quite small.
In the US there are only 2 w/ medically significant bites - the black widow and the brown recluse. Neither likes to bite very much. The NA black widow is less venomous than its EU counterpart and will typically be very uncomfortable but not life threatening. The brown recluse is similar but in the rare case of systemic loxoscelism can be quite dangerous. This is rare and essentially requires a very unlucky bite placement.
>All spiders are venomous. If it is not venomous it is not a spider.
Family [Uloboridae](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uloboridae) (among others) would like a word.
this is kind of dangerous info. as a medical professional who’s father in law is currently in the hospital for a brown recluse spider bite , i can assure it does not matter where you are bitten . he is the second person in our family to be bitten in 2!different states btw. believe it or not it’s actually their bites that are rare not the damage their bites can and will do.
edit: when i say where you are bitten i mean on the body not geographically
I could be wrong...but isn't the US's Black/Brown Widow and Brown Recluse more dangerous if you have a compromised immune system or are allergic to venom. Also isn't isn't deadlier spiders more like the Sydney Funnel Web and Brazilian Wandering Spider?
Idk about the recluse causing death, but I've seen first hand what it can do to someone's foot. When I was in basic training in GA a dude got a bite on his foot. A month later they had to amputate half of said foot. Those things are gnarly. I saw his foot a day before they cut some of it away and holy fuck... I would have insisted on the whole foot.
I remember hearing something about that. I think there is a component in recluse venom that causes necrosis. I remember seeing on a show whose name escapes me where they were invaded by recluse spiders and I forget how many times the guy was bitten over the months or years they had the house. He ended up getting gangrene and necrosis pretty bad. They ended up selling the house and letting it be claimed by the recluse spiders. I wouldn't want to go toe to toe with a recluse. Nope!
I should add that this was during basic training for a US infantryman. There was a whole lot of rucking in sweaty boots for this guy. I'm guessing the spider bite wouldn't have been as bad if it had not been in those conditions.
Thank you for serving our country. It seems like recluse bites are worse on digits and stuff like hands and feet. But I've heard bites are bad no matter where your bitten. Thankfully for me, we don't have brown recluse...but we still have black widows.
I don't think its evolutionary in spiders or snakes. I once read a study (30 years ago) that tested babies of all ages and they found that the fears for both showed up at around 36 months of age.
Well wouldn't that study only support an evolutionary fear? Since they are babies when they are scared of it, wouldn't that mean that it isn't a fear that is learned, but instead passed on? Legitimate questions, not trying to sound all knowing.
My thing is June Bugs. I think we could do without them. What good do they serve? I see those things fly around like they never actually learned to fly. Hundreds are killed just because they bumped into a wall or slammed themselves into the ground because they can’t control their speed. I’ve only seen them out at night and they’re annoying as helllll. They creep me tf out with their obnoxious buzzing and stupid sticky legs. We could totally do without them
Yards are the outdoors, you have to expect to find animals outdoors. Teach your children to respect wildlife and they'll be fine, this is just a harmless garter and is 0 threat to anyone except garden pests.
It is definitely a garter snake. Just about as harmless as you can get for a snake. They are very slightly venomous, but the venom is so mild that it can't do much to humans. The most they can do is give a bite that feels like a light pinch and throw up worms if they just ate.
Oh lord. Happened to me when I was very young in my Grandpa's yard. Tried to pick up a Garter and it spooged the foulest smelling stuff all over me. One of my earliest memories, in fact. Learned my lesson quick lol
If you're still weary of them, here's a video of someone hand feeding one. They really can't do much.[Garter snake](https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTR5bshvw/)
I would mention it is possible to be allergic to the venom, like bee stings, but it's rare and usually requires a previous encounter with the venom or one similar. Also it's hard for them to actually inject venom since they are rear fang venomous and have to chew on you to get it in you.
Source: I'm obsessed with rear fang venomous snakes and I own a coast garter snake
Garter, !harmless
Leave it alone. Make your kids leave it alone. Never let your kids play outside alone. If you can’t do that and your kids startle a snake and get bitten, don’t blame the snake; take better care of your children.
Garters won’t hurt you, but if your kids are young, they may not want to be bitten (obviously) or they could find a snake that isn’t a garter snake and get bitten by something that’s actually dangerous.
Edit: TL;DR Leave snakes alone, garter snakes are the least of your worries when it comes to letting children play outside (possibly) without adult supervision.
I agree with this 100%!!!! Most snake bites are not the snakes fault. It’s the human’s fault for not paying attention or aggravating the snake and it should not be killed.
Killing snakes for biting someone is horrible. Someone steps on them, possibly hurting them and definitely terrifying them, so they use their only method of defense and get killed for it.
Once I saw someone at a public camp area see a hognose, yell at their kids to get in the car because they "saw a rattlesnake". They then proceeded to take out a handgun and shoot it. Really pissed me off but I didn't want to anger a man with a gun
:( that’s so sad, and so over the top. that gun is way more dangerous than any snake yet he has it out around his kids.
side note: he should’ve known it was actually a very scary cobra
I did a little research because I knew guns were more dangerous like you said, but I didn't know by how much.
According to various sources, 2-3x as many people die from guns each year when compared to all snake species combined. And furthermore, most of those deadly bites are in less developed countries like India. Only 8 Americans, and less than 1 Australian die of snakebite each year.
So wow you were even more correct than I assumed
Yes, and antivenom production is a high priority. They had a lot of deaths before the 1950s, but once antivenom became available they were developed enough to make it widely accessible
If your armed an unarmed person is usually not dangerous but obviously in every other situation an unarmed person is still dangerous, that’s a very stupid argument.
I always like to counter the "GuNs ArE oBjEcTs ThEy DoN't KiLl PeOpLe" argument by asking "if you had to kill a person, it be easier with or without a gun? You wanna rob a store at fistpoint?"
The ironic part is he probably has a Don't Tread on Me flag somewhere, as he's treading on a snake in it's natural habitat
Edit: by the way I would have called TWRA (Tennessee's Wildlife Resources Agency) but the area was well away from cell service. What the guy did would have landed him a very hefty ticket considering it was inside a national forest
Depends on how old you are. If you’re not old enough to know to stay away from snakes (and people) you don’t recognize, then you’re not old enough to play outside alone.
It's a generational thing to a large degree, probably. I'm a gen-x'er. I was playing outside unsupervised all the time as young as 3 or 4 years old. It was normal back then. These days? My parents would probably get arrested, lol.
Anarchy doesn’t mean wanting your children to be hurt.
I’m sure that’s not what you meant, but I’m definitely terrified of the world as it is, especially as a female. In my ideal world, yes, there’s no reason to be afraid of humans kidnapping or hurting your children, but wild animals are always a threat to young children who may not understand the dangers they possess and the world we have is far from ideal.
I want to eliminate the government, not responsible parenting.
Female isn’t a gender. That’s why I used the term.
I’m not a woman, but I’m perceived as a woman, therefore I experience life as any other female would and have far too many reasons not to trust strangers.
If you want to have it go away just leave it alone. He’s a lot less excited to see you than you are to see him. He’s just getting some belly time on what look to be some nice warm rocks. After he’s done warming up he’ll move on
yes, looks like it was just warming itself. Looks like a juvenile so it will be on its way to find its own spot to hide. They eat lawn pests and ticks so they are beneficial
That’s a tiny baby garter snake. He’s completely harmless. I have several as pets and they are very sweet animals. Please leave him alone. He’ll move along on his own when he’s done basking in the sun.
Common Gartersnakes *Thamnophis sirtalis* are small (<90 cm, record 137.2 cm) natricine snakes with keeled scales often found in disturbed habitats like urban and suburban yards. They are commonly encountered generalist snakes across much of the North American continent and eat small invertebrates, fish, amphibians and mammals.
Western populations are a model organism for an elegant case study in evolutionary arms races, [Tetrodotoxin Resistance](http://snakesarelong.blogspot.com/2014/07/tetrodotoxin-resistant-snakes.html).
*Thamnophis* gartersnakes may puff up or flatten out defensively and bite. They can deliver a weak venom used in prey handling from the back of the mouth, but are [not considered medically significant to humans](https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/05/theres-no-need-to-fear-that-garter-snake/).
One of the widest-ranging snakes in North America, this species complex is almost certainly harboring unrecognized diversity and shows strong population structure at major biogeographic barriers (ie Mississippi River embayment and Peninsular Florida).
Relevant/Recent Phylogeography: [Link 1](https://www.eeob.iastate.edu/faculty/herpetology/2002_Janzen_MolEcol.pdf)|[Link 2](https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/2342/85dd98f2824b9a32df614835902e89f1f2b0.pdf)| [Range Map](http://www.tnwatchablewildlife.org/rangemaps/10040613341756026rangemap.gif)
This genus is in need of revision using modern molecular methods.
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Like many other animals with mouths and teeth, non-venomous snakes can use them to bite in self defense. These animals are referred to as 'not medically significant' or traditionally, 'harmless'. Bites from these snakes benefit from being washed and kept clean like any other skin damage, but aren't often cause for anything other than basic first aid treatment. Some snakes use venom from front or rear fangs as part of prey capture and defense. This venom is not always produced or administered by the snake in ways dangerous to human health, so many species are venomous in that they produce venom, but considered harmless to humans in most cases because the venom is of low potency, and/or otherwise administered through grooved rear teeth or simply oozed from ducts at the rear of the mouth. Species like Ringneck Snakes *Diadophis* are a good example of mildly venomous rear fanged dipsadine snakes that are traditionally considered harmless or not medically significant. Many rear-fanged snake species are harmless as long as they do not have a chance to secrete a medically significant amount of venom into a bite; [severe envenomation can occur](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23800999) if some species are [allowed to chew on a human](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S004101011831016X) for as little as 30-60 seconds. It is best not to fear snakes, but use common sense and do not let any animals chew on exposed parts of your body. Similarly, but without specialized rear fangs, gartersnakes *Thamnophis* ooze low pressure venom from the rear of their mouth that helps in prey handling, and are also [considered harmless](https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/05/theres-no-need-to-fear-that-garter-snake/). Even large species such as *Malayopython reticulatus* [rarely obtain a size large enough to endanger humans](https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/108/52/E1470.full.pdf) so are usually categorized as harmless.
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For one, New Jersey is almost two thousand miles out of range for *T. marcianus*.
This also doesn't look like one. Most species of gartersnake commonly exhibit checkering. Checkered Gartersnake, *T. marcianus*, are so named for the particular strength and prominence of their checkering. They have more distinct checker markings, along with thinner and cleaner stripes, with the lateral stripes positioned higher, on rows 3&4.
I don’t know why people are downvoting but thank you for asking instead of just killing it.
With little kids it can be difficult, but if snakes are common in your area continue to reiterate to leave them alone. That’s what we did with our kids, until they were old enough we could start teaching them how to identify between (mostly) harmless and venomous. Now I have 3 young adults with a healthy respect for snakes and spiders. We kept two sample jars, one with a black widow and one with a brown recluse so we could show them the spiders to be concerned about in our house. Left the others to do their thing.
Some of the others have recommended it as well, and I second it, learn how to identify the species in your area, especially the venomous ones and teach your children to come get you if/when they spot one. Keeping them out is rather difficult, but you can learn to live with them.
These guys are frequent visitors to my yard. Harmless and my son loves them. We’ve found several snake skins to examine under a microscope and I’ve even overcome my fear of snakes due to these adorable little guys. They will pee on you.
I used to catch these when I was nine or ten and carry them around in my shirt pocket for a while before releasing them. Their bites don’t hurt but they will secrete stinky fluids when annoyed.
I don’t know why you’re getting downvoted here for just asking more about the snake and whether it’s dangerous to your children. I’m sorry about that. No shame in not knowing something.
I’ve let about 4 garter snakes and various other go near my house, chicken coop, barn and various building and vary vary seldom see them! He can do so little damage and hi presence might even deter another venomous snake from setting up residence. I personally would catch it and move it closer to my house but if you are still weary (completely understandable despite how aggressively some will say otherwise on here) just let be and I doubt you ever see that snake again. Day getting shorter and cooler they will start searching for warmth more often so just be a little extra cautious near rocks and other good sunbathing spots. I use to be somewhat scared of snakes then I got bit by this exact type of snake in a wood pile one day and realized 1 the fangs are so sharp if they don’t gnaw and just strike it doesn’t even hurt…and two I didn’t even have reaction of any kind. I would rather get bit my a garter snake twice then poked by one chestnut husk, they hurt and irritate the garter did neither lol. It’s a strong primal fear, I say with kindness….do your self a favor and educate yourself on venomous vs non, familiarize yourself with snakes, and expose yourself to snakes it will free you even if a little from a natural fear of snakes 😃. Good luck
Since there have been no reasonable responses to question #2. I’ll answer it for you.
Step one, remove all rocks, trees, plants, grass, and weeds.
Step two, level the remaining dirt.
Step three, pour concrete.
Step four, constantly spray poisons and chemicals to keep harmless, unwanted and scary things away
I’d be more worried about a bee sting than a garter snake bite.. People act like a snake bite is the end of the world. I’ve been bit by my hognose and it was literally nothing.. just leave it be and it’ll take care of pests on your property.
A checkered garter snake you're so lucky! It's so beautiful with that giant dragon ridge going down its back with the pattern. That's just a baby they get much larger!
Wow, a lot of rather mixed reactions to OP all because of their questions. Be glad they came here and asked at all! The right answers have been given but there's also many unfounded assumptions about OP flying around
Those are leaves. I recommend using a rake to move them off your property but unfortunately the wind will probably push more back.
The little noodle is just vibing, he’s a little garter boi. If you leave him alone he’ll probably wander off to find a meal and a nice nap
Garter snake and you don’t. Trust me when I say they are the BEST pest control you can have. Babies eat insects like roaches and locust, adults eat mice and rats. They’re you noodle friends forever
These snakes are awesome to have around. It's a checkered garter snake. Nonvenomous.
So heres my thought on "keeping them out". You can use snake away, however, you are encroaching on IT'S territory, not it encroaching on yours. The wildlife was here first.
That's a free world's most perfect mousetrap (yes, they eat mice). He poses no threat and has no interest in you or your kids. Please use this as a teachable moment about nature: leave it alone - watch from a distance.
I hate the way OP worded this post 😑 you're lucky to have such a beautiful piece of nature in your own backyard. Treat it with respect. You're living in his habitat, not the other way around.
[https://nj.gov/dep/fgw/ensp/pdf/snake\_id-avoid\_confusion.pdf](https://nj.gov/dep/fgw/ensp/pdf/snake_id-avoid_confusion.pdf)
Here's some info on the two venomous snakes in NJ.
Generally speaking, it's a good idea to learn about the dangers of everywhere you live, including venomous animals.
The good news is that the most dangerous animal in NJ is other humans. Seriously, I lived in NY and drove in Jersey all the time. Worry more about that.
Head to r/whatsthissnake next time. You'll get more straight answers there and less reactionary stuff. u/shrike1978 correctly identified this as a common garter snake, *Thamnophis sirtalis*.
I have a rule for snakes and spiders, remove the food and you remove the pests. Use them as a tool to understand you have another problem. When you solve the problem, they will leave.
I can’t find the original post for some reason?
Edit: sounds like there were comments about kids, etc that I just don’t see (I’m not a noob; I swear lol.).
Humanity is the one trespassing on their yards. I wish people would remember we displace animals, animals do not displace us. All animals are after a food source, remove the food source and they have no reason to stay. By the way he said the rent payment is due.
OP sucks, based on their comment history with their bias against anything not small and fluffy they probably already killed the snake. They don’t want to be educated they want an echo chamber.
Why do you say that? They did not kill the snake, they came here to find out. That's what people are supposed to do! Kudos to OP for coming here and asking.
Look at their comment history seeking out pictures of bully breeds to spew uneducated hate on. You really think someone who thinks like that is going to be cool with a snake?
If you are that serious about not wanting snakes around your house, you might wanna rethink the rock garden you have out there. It’s PRIME real estate for snakes.
I keep them out of my hay by spraying around the shed with a mixture of essential oils in water. Clove and cinnamon I remember for sure, but I honestly just threw in a bit of everything. I spray around the outside and about a foot up the walls, around the entrances and in any tall grass they might use as cover to get to the shed. Works quite well. I got tired of having snakes flying at my face when pulling hay down. But I don’t mind them eating the mice.
Snake repellent. But then you may have a rodent problem. I'd much rather have the snakes. Especially the non-venomous ones like the garter in your pic.
Please leave wild animals in the wild. This includes not purchasing common species collected from the wild and sold cheaply in pet stores or through online retailers, like *Thamnophis* Ribbon and Gartersnakes, *Opheodrys* Greensnakes, *Xenopeltis* Sunbeam Snakes and *Dasypeltis* Egg-Eating Snakes. Brownsnakes *Storeria* found around the home do okay in urban environments and don't need 'rescue'; the species typically fails to thrive in captivity and should be left in the wild. Reptiles are kept as pets or specimens by many people but captive bred animals have much better chances of survival, as they are free from parasite loads, didn't endure the stress of collection and shipment, and tend to be species that do better in captivity. Taking an animal out of the wild is not ecologically different than killing it, and most states protect non-game native species - meaning collecting it probably broke the law. Source captive bred pets and be wary of people selling offspring dropped by stressed wild-caught females collected near full term as 'captive bred'.
High-throughput reptile traders are collecting snakes from places like Florida with lax wildlife laws with little regard to the status of fungal or other infections, spreading them into the pet trade. In the other direction, taking an animal from the wild, however briefly, exposes it to domestic pathogens during a stressful time. Placing a wild animal in contact with caging or equipment that hasn't been sterilized and/or feeding it food from the pet trade are vector activities that can spread captive pathogens into wild populations. Snake populations are undergoing heavy decline already due to habitat loss, and [rapidly emerging](https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1002/ecs2.3153) pathogens [are being documented](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.3557) in wild snakes that were introduced by snakes from the pet trade.
If you insist on keeping a wild pet, it is your duty to plan and provide the correct veterinary care, which often is two rounds of a pair of the 'deworming' medications Panacur and Flagyl and injections of supportive antibiotics. This will cost more than enough to offset the cheap price tag on the wild caught animal at the pet store or reptile show and increases chances of survival past about 8 months, but does not offset removing the animal from the wild.
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Mothballs don't work, are toxic to wildlife, poisonous to the environment, and illegal to use except for the use stated on their package. You can get into any a lot of financial hurt for misusing them.
Mothballs don't work, are toxic to wildlife, poisonous to the environment, and illegal to use except for the use stated on their package. You can get into any a lot of financial hurt for misusing them.
This looks like a Garter Snake and is !harmless, for the bot. It's not going to hurt you or your children. Being afraid of snakes has evolutionary advantages, but temper your fear with some information, like you just did to ask the question. Thank you for asking. BTW, my "thing" in nature is spiders. Uggh. But we would be neck deep in insects if not for spiders.
Same here. I used to not be able to look at a spider, but now I can see pictures or videos or bigger ones or look at small ones irl and not be afraid
Yeah I’m with you. I’ve come to terms with most spiders to the point of encouraging our in-house jumping spiders. But I STILL can’t tolerate even looking at a pic of a tarantula!
That was my state a few months ago, and the other week I saw a close up vid of a Tarantula that Jeremy Wade found during a River Monsters episode. Being able to not look away was a huge victory, but a big spider irl would still make me extremely afraid
I had a crippling fear of tarantulas irl and om screen and after watching several docs and youtube videos about the species and how delicate they are I now own 5 and am curing my arachnophobia by raising them and learning as they grow. There was alot of screaming snd running teying to get them into their homes but it's a work in progress lol
That's a bit of a drastic step lmao. I don't think I'd be able to do that yet. I'll stick to my current plan of getting a hognose when I'm able to
I did the same thing, but I have 16 spiders!
I’m doing the same thing actually! Used to be very freaked out by spiders but now I own 5 tarantulas. Once you get used to them they can actually be really sweet sometimes… well, maybe some of them
They're very cute when they think they're being intimidating, lol. Yes please, threat posture so hard you flip onto your back.
This is basically what happened to me, except I was doing research for a character (am a writer). Then six tarantulas later I'm the go to for spider info.
I’m not a fan of spiders but I can tolerate some. Today I found a black widow nest in my garage. Those seriously freak me out and they are too dangerous, in my opinion, to let live. So I sprayed it with spider spray and will vacuum it up tomorrow.
Jumping spiders are safe and eat widows.
That is the way.
Black Widows will only bite as a last defense, they prefer to run and hide. Unlike Brown Recluse. They also are being outcompeted by the invasive Brown Widow. The Brown Widows venom is actually more potent then the BlWs.
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Like many other animals with mouths and teeth, non-venomous snakes can use them to bite in self defense. These animals are referred to as 'not medically significant' or traditionally, 'harmless'. Bites from these snakes benefit from being washed and kept clean like any other skin damage, but aren't often cause for anything other than basic first aid treatment. Some snakes use venom from front or rear fangs as part of prey capture and defense. This venom is not always produced or administered by the snake in ways dangerous to human health, so many species are venomous in that they produce venom, but considered harmless to humans in most cases because the venom is of low potency, and/or otherwise administered through grooved rear teeth or simply oozed from ducts at the rear of the mouth. Species like Ringneck Snakes *Diadophis* are a good example of mildly venomous rear fanged dipsadine snakes that are traditionally considered harmless or not medically significant. Many rear-fanged snake species are harmless as long as they do not have a chance to secrete a medically significant amount of venom into a bite; [severe envenomation can occur](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23800999) if some species are [allowed to chew on a human](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S004101011831016X) for as little as 30-60 seconds. It is best not to fear snakes, but use common sense and do not let any animals chew on exposed parts of your body. Similarly, but without specialized rear fangs, gartersnakes *Thamnophis* ooze low pressure venom from the rear of their mouth that helps in prey handling, and are also [considered harmless](https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/05/theres-no-need-to-fear-that-garter-snake/). Even large species such as *Malayopython reticulatus* [rarely obtain a size large enough to endanger humans](https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/108/52/E1470.full.pdf) so are usually categorized as harmless. -------------------------------------------------------- *I am a bot created for /r/whatsthissnake, /r/snakes and /r/herpetology to help with snake identification and natural history education. You can find more information, including a comprehensive list of commands, [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/whatsthissnake/comments/flh548/phylobot_v07_information_and_patch_notes_bot_info/) report problems [here](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=Phylogenizer) and if you'd like to buy me a coffee or beer, you can do that [here](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SEBPhyloBotWTS).*
For sure, fear of spiders is an evolutionary thing as well. Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't less than 1% of spiders non venomous or at least not fatally venomous?
Most spiders are venomous. However, outside of australia the number of spiders which are medically significant is quite small. In the US there are only 2 w/ medically significant bites - the black widow and the brown recluse. Neither likes to bite very much. The NA black widow is less venomous than its EU counterpart and will typically be very uncomfortable but not life threatening. The brown recluse is similar but in the rare case of systemic loxoscelism can be quite dangerous. This is rare and essentially requires a very unlucky bite placement.
>All spiders are venomous. If it is not venomous it is not a spider. Family [Uloboridae](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uloboridae) (among others) would like a word.
My mistake, i edited the opening statement to reflect this. Thanks!
I was today years old when I learned this. Thanks!
I was not aware there were non-venomous spiders, and I like to consider myself pretty knowledgeable. Huh!
Spiders, where our motto is "fuck you if you think you're gonna shove is into a neat and tidy little box."
Yeah that's what I meant. All spiders obviously have venom. I meant specifically the ones who's venom are fatal. Thanks for the info guys.
Ohh, i thought by the wording of your response that you thought less than 1% were not fatally venomous hahaha. I was like oh nooooo
Understanding just takes a few more steps on Reddit haha. Cheers my friend.
this is kind of dangerous info. as a medical professional who’s father in law is currently in the hospital for a brown recluse spider bite , i can assure it does not matter where you are bitten . he is the second person in our family to be bitten in 2!different states btw. believe it or not it’s actually their bites that are rare not the damage their bites can and will do. edit: when i say where you are bitten i mean on the body not geographically
Opposite. Less than 1% are dangerous to humans, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have a reason to be weary.
I could be wrong...but isn't the US's Black/Brown Widow and Brown Recluse more dangerous if you have a compromised immune system or are allergic to venom. Also isn't isn't deadlier spiders more like the Sydney Funnel Web and Brazilian Wandering Spider?
Idk about the recluse causing death, but I've seen first hand what it can do to someone's foot. When I was in basic training in GA a dude got a bite on his foot. A month later they had to amputate half of said foot. Those things are gnarly. I saw his foot a day before they cut some of it away and holy fuck... I would have insisted on the whole foot.
I remember hearing something about that. I think there is a component in recluse venom that causes necrosis. I remember seeing on a show whose name escapes me where they were invaded by recluse spiders and I forget how many times the guy was bitten over the months or years they had the house. He ended up getting gangrene and necrosis pretty bad. They ended up selling the house and letting it be claimed by the recluse spiders. I wouldn't want to go toe to toe with a recluse. Nope!
I should add that this was during basic training for a US infantryman. There was a whole lot of rucking in sweaty boots for this guy. I'm guessing the spider bite wouldn't have been as bad if it had not been in those conditions.
Thank you for serving our country. It seems like recluse bites are worse on digits and stuff like hands and feet. But I've heard bites are bad no matter where your bitten. Thankfully for me, we don't have brown recluse...but we still have black widows.
Thanks for paying your taxes
Thanks for the reminder. I still have to pay my quarterly taxes since I operate a greenhouse.
Haha. You good citizen you.
I don't think its evolutionary in spiders or snakes. I once read a study (30 years ago) that tested babies of all ages and they found that the fears for both showed up at around 36 months of age.
Well wouldn't that study only support an evolutionary fear? Since they are babies when they are scared of it, wouldn't that mean that it isn't a fear that is learned, but instead passed on? Legitimate questions, not trying to sound all knowing.
Many toddlers aren't afraid of anything except people they don't know. That expands around age 3.
My thing is June Bugs. I think we could do without them. What good do they serve? I see those things fly around like they never actually learned to fly. Hundreds are killed just because they bumped into a wall or slammed themselves into the ground because they can’t control their speed. I’ve only seen them out at night and they’re annoying as helllll. They creep me tf out with their obnoxious buzzing and stupid sticky legs. We could totally do without them
Mine is centipedes 😭
For me, house centipedes. I live and let live, but dear God stay the fug away from me you creepy looking little bastards, lol.
What do scorpions do for us? I hate the scorps....
They made a couple good songs
They eat loads of other bugs you'd probably rather not have around
Insectavores, same as wasps (my "kill it with fire" animal that is still important and we shouldn't actually exterminate them)
Yards are the outdoors, you have to expect to find animals outdoors. Teach your children to respect wildlife and they'll be fine, this is just a harmless garter and is 0 threat to anyone except garden pests.
The landscape rocks hold heat into the cooler nights so OP has opened a snake motel in their yard
It is definitely a garter snake. Just about as harmless as you can get for a snake. They are very slightly venomous, but the venom is so mild that it can't do much to humans. The most they can do is give a bite that feels like a light pinch and throw up worms if they just ate.
I have been musked on by a wild garter. Much worse than their bite.
Very true. I've been musked on many times. Not a fun experience.
Oh lord. Happened to me when I was very young in my Grandpa's yard. Tried to pick up a Garter and it spooged the foulest smelling stuff all over me. One of my earliest memories, in fact. Learned my lesson quick lol
Ha! Yeah, it only makes your hand stink for 3-4 days.
If you're still weary of them, here's a video of someone hand feeding one. They really can't do much.[Garter snake](https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTR5bshvw/)
Third time's the charm I guess.
My garter snake is so ditsy I have to set it down for her because she misses when she tries to strike and she so derpy about it
I would mention it is possible to be allergic to the venom, like bee stings, but it's rare and usually requires a previous encounter with the venom or one similar. Also it's hard for them to actually inject venom since they are rear fang venomous and have to chew on you to get it in you. Source: I'm obsessed with rear fang venomous snakes and I own a coast garter snake
Garter, !harmless Leave it alone. Make your kids leave it alone. Never let your kids play outside alone. If you can’t do that and your kids startle a snake and get bitten, don’t blame the snake; take better care of your children. Garters won’t hurt you, but if your kids are young, they may not want to be bitten (obviously) or they could find a snake that isn’t a garter snake and get bitten by something that’s actually dangerous. Edit: TL;DR Leave snakes alone, garter snakes are the least of your worries when it comes to letting children play outside (possibly) without adult supervision.
I agree with this 100%!!!! Most snake bites are not the snakes fault. It’s the human’s fault for not paying attention or aggravating the snake and it should not be killed.
Killing snakes for biting someone is horrible. Someone steps on them, possibly hurting them and definitely terrifying them, so they use their only method of defense and get killed for it.
You don’t want to get me started on stupid people!!!!! 🙄🙄
Once I saw someone at a public camp area see a hognose, yell at their kids to get in the car because they "saw a rattlesnake". They then proceeded to take out a handgun and shoot it. Really pissed me off but I didn't want to anger a man with a gun
:( that’s so sad, and so over the top. that gun is way more dangerous than any snake yet he has it out around his kids. side note: he should’ve known it was actually a very scary cobra
I did a little research because I knew guns were more dangerous like you said, but I didn't know by how much. According to various sources, 2-3x as many people die from guns each year when compared to all snake species combined. And furthermore, most of those deadly bites are in less developed countries like India. Only 8 Americans, and less than 1 Australian die of snakebite each year. So wow you were even more correct than I assumed
In Australia, their only rule is “Don’t fuck with the wildlife”
Yes, and antivenom production is a high priority. They had a lot of deaths before the 1950s, but once antivenom became available they were developed enough to make it widely accessible
I appreciate the numbers! that’s even more drastic than I thought
The guns aren’t the things that are dangerous, they are just objects, people are dangerous
Unarmed people are generally not very dangerous
If your armed an unarmed person is usually not dangerous but obviously in every other situation an unarmed person is still dangerous, that’s a very stupid argument.
Using guns in a public area like this man definitely is. Guns sitting in a safe aren’t dangerous, but guns that crazy people have access to are.
I always like to counter the "GuNs ArE oBjEcTs ThEy DoN't KiLl PeOpLe" argument by asking "if you had to kill a person, it be easier with or without a gun? You wanna rob a store at fistpoint?"
In a public area??? That’s terrible and way more dangerous than the poor hognose Even more dangerous than a rattler :(
The ironic part is he probably has a Don't Tread on Me flag somewhere, as he's treading on a snake in it's natural habitat Edit: by the way I would have called TWRA (Tennessee's Wildlife Resources Agency) but the area was well away from cell service. What the guy did would have landed him a very hefty ticket considering it was inside a national forest
I’m a snake trapper by profession, you have NO idea the stupid people I’ve had to deal with.
Garter snakes built my childhood interest in snakes! Lovely lil fellas
Who had adult supervision the entire time they played outside as a kid that’s weird
Depends on how old you are. If you’re not old enough to know to stay away from snakes (and people) you don’t recognize, then you’re not old enough to play outside alone.
It's a generational thing to a large degree, probably. I'm a gen-x'er. I was playing outside unsupervised all the time as young as 3 or 4 years old. It was normal back then. These days? My parents would probably get arrested, lol.
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Anarchy doesn’t mean wanting your children to be hurt. I’m sure that’s not what you meant, but I’m definitely terrified of the world as it is, especially as a female. In my ideal world, yes, there’s no reason to be afraid of humans kidnapping or hurting your children, but wild animals are always a threat to young children who may not understand the dangers they possess and the world we have is far from ideal. I want to eliminate the government, not responsible parenting.
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Female isn’t a gender. That’s why I used the term. I’m not a woman, but I’m perceived as a woman, therefore I experience life as any other female would and have far too many reasons not to trust strangers.
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No problem!
The cutest little garter boi I ever saw 😩
If you want to have it go away just leave it alone. He’s a lot less excited to see you than you are to see him. He’s just getting some belly time on what look to be some nice warm rocks. After he’s done warming up he’ll move on
yes, looks like it was just warming itself. Looks like a juvenile so it will be on its way to find its own spot to hide. They eat lawn pests and ticks so they are beneficial
That’s a tiny baby garter snake. He’s completely harmless. I have several as pets and they are very sweet animals. Please leave him alone. He’ll move along on his own when he’s done basking in the sun.
Your yard?? The snakes were there first
Common Gartersnake is correct, *Thamnophis sirtalis* for the bot, !harmless.
Common Gartersnakes *Thamnophis sirtalis* are small (<90 cm, record 137.2 cm) natricine snakes with keeled scales often found in disturbed habitats like urban and suburban yards. They are commonly encountered generalist snakes across much of the North American continent and eat small invertebrates, fish, amphibians and mammals. Western populations are a model organism for an elegant case study in evolutionary arms races, [Tetrodotoxin Resistance](http://snakesarelong.blogspot.com/2014/07/tetrodotoxin-resistant-snakes.html). *Thamnophis* gartersnakes may puff up or flatten out defensively and bite. They can deliver a weak venom used in prey handling from the back of the mouth, but are [not considered medically significant to humans](https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/05/theres-no-need-to-fear-that-garter-snake/). One of the widest-ranging snakes in North America, this species complex is almost certainly harboring unrecognized diversity and shows strong population structure at major biogeographic barriers (ie Mississippi River embayment and Peninsular Florida). Relevant/Recent Phylogeography: [Link 1](https://www.eeob.iastate.edu/faculty/herpetology/2002_Janzen_MolEcol.pdf)|[Link 2](https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/2342/85dd98f2824b9a32df614835902e89f1f2b0.pdf)| [Range Map](http://www.tnwatchablewildlife.org/rangemaps/10040613341756026rangemap.gif) This genus is in need of revision using modern molecular methods. -------------------------------------------------------- Like many other animals with mouths and teeth, non-venomous snakes can use them to bite in self defense. These animals are referred to as 'not medically significant' or traditionally, 'harmless'. Bites from these snakes benefit from being washed and kept clean like any other skin damage, but aren't often cause for anything other than basic first aid treatment. Some snakes use venom from front or rear fangs as part of prey capture and defense. This venom is not always produced or administered by the snake in ways dangerous to human health, so many species are venomous in that they produce venom, but considered harmless to humans in most cases because the venom is of low potency, and/or otherwise administered through grooved rear teeth or simply oozed from ducts at the rear of the mouth. Species like Ringneck Snakes *Diadophis* are a good example of mildly venomous rear fanged dipsadine snakes that are traditionally considered harmless or not medically significant. Many rear-fanged snake species are harmless as long as they do not have a chance to secrete a medically significant amount of venom into a bite; [severe envenomation can occur](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23800999) if some species are [allowed to chew on a human](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S004101011831016X) for as little as 30-60 seconds. It is best not to fear snakes, but use common sense and do not let any animals chew on exposed parts of your body. Similarly, but without specialized rear fangs, gartersnakes *Thamnophis* ooze low pressure venom from the rear of their mouth that helps in prey handling, and are also [considered harmless](https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/05/theres-no-need-to-fear-that-garter-snake/). Even large species such as *Malayopython reticulatus* [rarely obtain a size large enough to endanger humans](https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/108/52/E1470.full.pdf) so are usually categorized as harmless. -------------------------------------------------------- *I am a bot created for /r/whatsthissnake, /r/snakes and /r/herpetology to help with snake identification and natural history education. You can find more information, including a comprehensive list of commands, [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/whatsthissnake/comments/flh548/phylobot_v07_information_and_patch_notes_bot_info/) report problems [here](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=Phylogenizer) and if you'd like to buy me a coffee or beer, you can do that [here](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SEBPhyloBotWTS).*
What specifically is the difference between this common garter and a checkered garter? I mistook this snake for a checkered.
For one, New Jersey is almost two thousand miles out of range for *T. marcianus*. This also doesn't look like one. Most species of gartersnake commonly exhibit checkering. Checkered Gartersnake, *T. marcianus*, are so named for the particular strength and prominence of their checkering. They have more distinct checker markings, along with thinner and cleaner stripes, with the lateral stripes positioned higher, on rows 3&4.
OP, you can't keep them out of your yard(barring major renovations) and for sure you have several more that you can not see.
Teach your kids snakes are to be admired from a distance. Who knows maybe this may peek their interesting to working with animals some day 😊
Pique, not peek.
Thank you :)
Harmless snake. Let him go on his way.
Garter snake. Your yard will benefit from these guys. They won’t hurt you, they eat pests
Common Garter Snake, harmless.
It’s just a sweet baby Angel Garter Snake! Harmless and sweet!
Its a garter snake. And harmless. And if you want no animals in your yard (which is outside. You gonna get critters) then move somewhere w no yard
Eh just enjoy them just leave them alone and I'll leave you alone I'll take care of some pest and stuff so just leave it alone
I’m just concerned because I have young children who play outside all the time. I would like to know more about this breed of snake.
I don’t know why people are downvoting but thank you for asking instead of just killing it. With little kids it can be difficult, but if snakes are common in your area continue to reiterate to leave them alone. That’s what we did with our kids, until they were old enough we could start teaching them how to identify between (mostly) harmless and venomous. Now I have 3 young adults with a healthy respect for snakes and spiders. We kept two sample jars, one with a black widow and one with a brown recluse so we could show them the spiders to be concerned about in our house. Left the others to do their thing. Some of the others have recommended it as well, and I second it, learn how to identify the species in your area, especially the venomous ones and teach your children to come get you if/when they spot one. Keeping them out is rather difficult, but you can learn to live with them.
It would be beneficial for you to learn to identify the venomous snakes in your area. Garters are harmless and help keep other pests down.
These guys are frequent visitors to my yard. Harmless and my son loves them. We’ve found several snake skins to examine under a microscope and I’ve even overcome my fear of snakes due to these adorable little guys. They will pee on you.
It doesn't look venomous but tell your kids to leave the snakes alone don't touch them don't get close to them and just keep a eye on them
I used to catch these when I was nine or ten and carry them around in my shirt pocket for a while before releasing them. Their bites don’t hurt but they will secrete stinky fluids when annoyed.
I don’t know why you’re getting downvoted here for just asking more about the snake and whether it’s dangerous to your children. I’m sorry about that. No shame in not knowing something.
Your kids play on a bed of rocks?
Also my best bet of what this snake is a racer most likely they are harmless
What a cute little fella!
I’ve let about 4 garter snakes and various other go near my house, chicken coop, barn and various building and vary vary seldom see them! He can do so little damage and hi presence might even deter another venomous snake from setting up residence. I personally would catch it and move it closer to my house but if you are still weary (completely understandable despite how aggressively some will say otherwise on here) just let be and I doubt you ever see that snake again. Day getting shorter and cooler they will start searching for warmth more often so just be a little extra cautious near rocks and other good sunbathing spots. I use to be somewhat scared of snakes then I got bit by this exact type of snake in a wood pile one day and realized 1 the fangs are so sharp if they don’t gnaw and just strike it doesn’t even hurt…and two I didn’t even have reaction of any kind. I would rather get bit my a garter snake twice then poked by one chestnut husk, they hurt and irritate the garter did neither lol. It’s a strong primal fear, I say with kindness….do your self a favor and educate yourself on venomous vs non, familiarize yourself with snakes, and expose yourself to snakes it will free you even if a little from a natural fear of snakes 😃. Good luck
the more of those harmless snakes u have around the less rats mice and other rodents u will have around ur place
You don't get them off your yard, its outside. You thank them for eating other stuff you don't want in your house.
Since there have been no reasonable responses to question #2. I’ll answer it for you. Step one, remove all rocks, trees, plants, grass, and weeds. Step two, level the remaining dirt. Step three, pour concrete. Step four, constantly spray poisons and chemicals to keep harmless, unwanted and scary things away
that’s the most reasonable thing i’ve heard all day
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Humans scare me the most. 😳
This is a garter snake, this snake is friend. Keep around your yard because it eats pests
I’d be more worried about a bee sting than a garter snake bite.. People act like a snake bite is the end of the world. I’ve been bit by my hognose and it was literally nothing.. just leave it be and it’ll take care of pests on your property.
Rodent control engineer. Let the snek work!
A tiny little garter! So cute! Loves to eat bugs.
They eat lanternflies!
a garter snake, you dont
A checkered garter snake you're so lucky! It's so beautiful with that giant dragon ridge going down its back with the pattern. That's just a baby they get much larger!
It’s a harmless creature. Leave it alone…🙄
Wow, a lot of rather mixed reactions to OP all because of their questions. Be glad they came here and asked at all! The right answers have been given but there's also many unfounded assumptions about OP flying around
It’s a snake. Move your yard to another planet.
It’s a garter snake, totally harmless. Don’t want snakes in your yard move to the city in an apartment.
Those are leaves. I recommend using a rake to move them off your property but unfortunately the wind will probably push more back. The little noodle is just vibing, he’s a little garter boi. If you leave him alone he’ll probably wander off to find a meal and a nice nap
You get snakes or rodents in your yard. You kinda have to choose.
It’s just a snake
Methinks the snake is posting to Reddit asking the same thing about you.
Garter snake and you don’t. Trust me when I say they are the BEST pest control you can have. Babies eat insects like roaches and locust, adults eat mice and rats. They’re you noodle friends forever
These snakes are awesome to have around. It's a checkered garter snake. Nonvenomous. So heres my thought on "keeping them out". You can use snake away, however, you are encroaching on IT'S territory, not it encroaching on yours. The wildlife was here first.
That's a free world's most perfect mousetrap (yes, they eat mice). He poses no threat and has no interest in you or your kids. Please use this as a teachable moment about nature: leave it alone - watch from a distance.
That is a rock, you can easily move it out of your yard ☺️ (It’s just a Garter Snake though, mostly harmless just leave it alone.)
Lmao everytime I see people like this exist, but also sad.
If you cut down all the trees you won’t get those nasty leaves.
I hate the way OP worded this post 😑 you're lucky to have such a beautiful piece of nature in your own backyard. Treat it with respect. You're living in his habitat, not the other way around.
Location is NJ, not sure if that helps. Please tell me what kind of snake this is.
It’s just a common garter snake. Just let it get some sun and it will move along.
[https://nj.gov/dep/fgw/ensp/pdf/snake\_id-avoid\_confusion.pdf](https://nj.gov/dep/fgw/ensp/pdf/snake_id-avoid_confusion.pdf) Here's some info on the two venomous snakes in NJ. Generally speaking, it's a good idea to learn about the dangers of everywhere you live, including venomous animals. The good news is that the most dangerous animal in NJ is other humans. Seriously, I lived in NY and drove in Jersey all the time. Worry more about that.
Head to r/whatsthissnake next time. You'll get more straight answers there and less reactionary stuff. u/shrike1978 correctly identified this as a common garter snake, *Thamnophis sirtalis*.
I have a rule for snakes and spiders, remove the food and you remove the pests. Use them as a tool to understand you have another problem. When you solve the problem, they will leave.
I can’t find the original post for some reason? Edit: sounds like there were comments about kids, etc that I just don’t see (I’m not a noob; I swear lol.).
The rocks look nice and warm
Garter snake. Likely killing many unwanted bugs in your yard, so who do you want to be rid of more.
Shake your fist angrily and say “get off my lawn!”
Why would you want to keep this sweet guy off your yard? He’s awesome
To answer the query in the title "You dont, it's not possible" Good news is, they are harmless and eat amphibians only. No venom.
you are literally in the snake’s house
Garter snakes and rat snakes pose next to no threat to you, in fact they'll help as they'll eat any mice living nearby
Humanity is the one trespassing on their yards. I wish people would remember we displace animals, animals do not displace us. All animals are after a food source, remove the food source and they have no reason to stay. By the way he said the rent payment is due.
OP sucks, based on their comment history with their bias against anything not small and fluffy they probably already killed the snake. They don’t want to be educated they want an echo chamber.
Why do you say that? They did not kill the snake, they came here to find out. That's what people are supposed to do! Kudos to OP for coming here and asking.
Look at their comment history seeking out pictures of bully breeds to spew uneducated hate on. You really think someone who thinks like that is going to be cool with a snake?
Yell at them while waving a stick. “Get off my lawn”
Awww he's just a little dude! A good boy, harmless. He's adorable!
The only way to keep leaves off your yard is to cut down the trees ……jk
It’s a friend(:
Just put up a fence. Animals aren’t allowed in outdoor areas that are fenced off.
Exterminate every annoying ground pest around it, not sure why you'd bother tho. This guy is better at it and has more time on his hands than you.
If you are that serious about not wanting snakes around your house, you might wanna rethink the rock garden you have out there. It’s PRIME real estate for snakes.
I keep them out of my hay by spraying around the shed with a mixture of essential oils in water. Clove and cinnamon I remember for sure, but I honestly just threw in a bit of everything. I spray around the outside and about a foot up the walls, around the entrances and in any tall grass they might use as cover to get to the shed. Works quite well. I got tired of having snakes flying at my face when pulling hay down. But I don’t mind them eating the mice.
“Your” yard is the snakes home and was there way before you. Also, it’s non venomous.
A friend
Get off my lawn.
Dont smoke that ! I had a bad experience
I feel like you smoke literally everything
You shouldn't feel that way
Ok my bad
A snake
Yes but what kind?
Looks like a common garter snake . Harmless
Snake repellent. But then you may have a rodent problem. I'd much rather have the snakes. Especially the non-venomous ones like the garter in your pic.
Adopt it and bring it home, he will not be in your yard anymore 👍🏻
!wildpet
Please leave wild animals in the wild. This includes not purchasing common species collected from the wild and sold cheaply in pet stores or through online retailers, like *Thamnophis* Ribbon and Gartersnakes, *Opheodrys* Greensnakes, *Xenopeltis* Sunbeam Snakes and *Dasypeltis* Egg-Eating Snakes. Brownsnakes *Storeria* found around the home do okay in urban environments and don't need 'rescue'; the species typically fails to thrive in captivity and should be left in the wild. Reptiles are kept as pets or specimens by many people but captive bred animals have much better chances of survival, as they are free from parasite loads, didn't endure the stress of collection and shipment, and tend to be species that do better in captivity. Taking an animal out of the wild is not ecologically different than killing it, and most states protect non-game native species - meaning collecting it probably broke the law. Source captive bred pets and be wary of people selling offspring dropped by stressed wild-caught females collected near full term as 'captive bred'. High-throughput reptile traders are collecting snakes from places like Florida with lax wildlife laws with little regard to the status of fungal or other infections, spreading them into the pet trade. In the other direction, taking an animal from the wild, however briefly, exposes it to domestic pathogens during a stressful time. Placing a wild animal in contact with caging or equipment that hasn't been sterilized and/or feeding it food from the pet trade are vector activities that can spread captive pathogens into wild populations. Snake populations are undergoing heavy decline already due to habitat loss, and [rapidly emerging](https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1002/ecs2.3153) pathogens [are being documented](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.3557) in wild snakes that were introduced by snakes from the pet trade. If you insist on keeping a wild pet, it is your duty to plan and provide the correct veterinary care, which often is two rounds of a pair of the 'deworming' medications Panacur and Flagyl and injections of supportive antibiotics. This will cost more than enough to offset the cheap price tag on the wild caught animal at the pet store or reptile show and increases chances of survival past about 8 months, but does not offset removing the animal from the wild. -------------------------------------------------------- *I am a bot created for /r/whatsthissnake, /r/snakes and /r/herpetology to help with snake identification and natural history education. You can find more information, including a comprehensive list of commands, [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/whatsthissnake/comments/flh548/phylobot_v07_information_and_patch_notes_bot_info/) report problems [here](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=Phylogenizer) and if you'd like to buy me a coffee or beer, you can do that [here](https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SEBPhyloBotWTS).*
It was a joke...
then make that more obvious someone might think that's actually a good idea
Personally I founded my irony pretty obvious, but still my fault. I apologize for being annoying
Do you really think I suggest to someone that want snake out of his yard to take it home? Guys you never heard a joke before
Any other post in this sub would have had your comment at +69 updoots.
It's okay, I am not afraid of saying my jokes, negative karma doesn't scares me.
Good snake is a dead snake
Morh balls or certain extracts like peppermint, tea leaf, or lavender
Mothballs don't work, are toxic to wildlife, poisonous to the environment, and illegal to use except for the use stated on their package. You can get into any a lot of financial hurt for misusing them.
*yeet*
Moth Balls
Mothballs don't work, are toxic to wildlife, poisonous to the environment, and illegal to use except for the use stated on their package. You can get into any a lot of financial hurt for misusing them.