I found this baby garter snake in the driveway yesterday, and tucked it in a container for Neko to see when she arrived home.
And I’m not sure how we are going to convince her to get rid of it.
She adores this little thing. When I took the photo, she was still wearing a glove during handling, but by evening, she had tossed aside the glove and had it wrapped around her hand as she sat on the couch watching television.
This little snake has been the champ of all nature finds. Not one attempt at biting. Happily being handled by all the kids. I have to confess it’s going to be a little tough for me to let it go, too.
But then I remember that right now this baby snake eats worms, but in a few months it will eat whole mice. So, you know, yep, it’ll have to go soon.