I know I'm quite a bit late to the party, but I saw a black snake (king snake?) climbing a tree in Indiana. I wasn't afraid or surprised by it, but I knew it was just going about it's business so i just watched it for about 15 minutes or so. It was definitely a great experience and i hope it'll happen again one day

What a nice man, love this video

Good ole black snake. I have a family that continues in my shop. The first time I met the black snake I named it Eboneezer ( ebony for black ). Well Eboneezer must have been a female for later on there were young ones showing up ( I named them Ebi Jr.'s ). So now some years later I have lost track of who is who and I do know once in a while the original Eboneezer I think shows up for he or she is huge and I just go and say hello and he or she gives me a look over and just rest over head keeping the shop clean of rodents and maybe some camel crickets also. Each beginning of Spring they and their new family show up, it is kinda the indicator Spring is officially here. We live in NC, and have a few copperheads that show up. They are very docile and we have helped a few that had unfortunately gotten trapped in garden netting ( of which we took down after discovering it is bad for snakes ). Not once has a copperhead tried to strike at us, even had to step over some when running on a trail and they just scooted out of the way. It is disturbing to us when people feel they have to kill these native species of snakes. Thanks for educating folks on these snakes !!!

Awesome video!

The birds, loved ones of people, damn well have something to fear! How do you know black snakes don't carry disease? and bite you? or kill your pet mouse. How are docile black snakes keeping more dangerous copperheads away? OK, i believe you. Remember, black snakes may bite as a last resort if cornered.

The gardar snake in my area is smaller and a reddish brown. Always hit them when using the weed eater. Houston Texas

your intro is fire

I really wish I liked snakes. They have never been on the long list of creations I can respect and enjoy . :(. I liked your video and information tho.

I encountered one of these "little" guys up close a few years ago when hiking an old railroad bed. It was just sunning itself on some concrete and only moved when I went in close to take some pics, with little more than a tail rattle to let me know where to stop. Ten minutes later a big garter snake scared the bleep out of me when it zipped past me on the trail.

Is this the same as a Coach Whip snake?

I just discovered your videos and intend to watch more! I live in an area that was once farmland, over one hundred years ago in NE PA. (my home is eighty years old farmhouse, but the farm was gone for more than fifty years) And these millipedes are everywhere, as are the garter snakes and those screaming orange salamanders. It's fun in my local woods.

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We've a nest near our house. Garters of all sizes when you least expect them. I've yet to run across one that's been aggressive, as I regularly have to rescue them from not so great areas (in our chicken coop).

I live up in Alberta, so generally snakes aren’t around in the cold. I did spot one in Jasper, since they apparently like hanging out in the mountains, which is weird since it’s still a cold climate. Being pretty ignorant about snakes in general, the one thing that surprised me was how fast they cruise. I lost it in the bushes before I even had a chance to catch up!

I have a snake phobia. I grew up in the bush. I once walked into a mating ground. It was FREAKY. 🤣 I slowly backed away... lol I have a kitty now that can protect me from garter snakes. 🙂

Of one the popping seed pods got some seeds growing in my pot of onions while it was outside, and when i brought it in a wood sorrel plant started growing! Ive never been able to get them to germinate before, so it was a delightful surprise! Now ive got some growing indoors on accident after trying for a few years and giving up.

You are a true naturalist! Thanks for your informative videos!

My brothers and I used to catch and keep them as pets. They calm down after just a few minutes and can be handled without easily.

nice

I turned two rat snakes loose under our house so far this year. Rodent control.

Love the garter snake!

Got bitten by one I picked up when I was about 10 years old. I never realized that I would have died that day if I had been a small invertebrate. Whew!

He's very cute actually

Looks just an English Adder, whish IS seriously venomous

There must be color variations in them then the ones I've seen here in Iowa are black and have one gold stripe and two red stripes

Very interesting info. I can't for the life of me seeing myself wanting one as a pet as so many commenters have described.

I have one that live in my yard and i love every time i see him. I know that he is eating any mice or rats in the yard. I have loved snakes all my life I've had ball pythons and as a child i use to catch corn snakes in our yard. Stop killing snakes...

I eat my boogers!

All Garters? Or specific ones like Easterns or Prairies?? In my area of SouthEastern Alberta, specifically the Plains Desert BadlLands, which consists of my Remote City of Medicine Hat AKA TeePee City, plus the Northerly Connected Larger Town Of Redcliff (pop. 8,000), the Smaller Southern connected Town of Dunmore (pop. 2,750), and the Village of 7 Persons (pop. 900) that is just 5mins East of the City Airport, all of which are seperated but connected by over 100km of beautiful inter-city walking/biking Trails with beautiful Creeks and Coulees seperating almost every Neighborhood, and spreading the City out making it seem like its Larger City of 150,000 but it actually only has a Regional Mini-Metro City Population of about 90,000 ppl along with the Large South Saskatchewan River Canyon/Valley and all the Large Nature Parks with Marshes and The Stunning City Pathways/Bikeways and Trails System connecting everything makes for a beautiful hike throughout the city with a range of animals right in the City, from Deer o Coyotes and Bullfrogs to Rattlers, and "supposedly" we have "Hybrids" that consist of mainly Garters/Bull Snakes, Garters/Rattlesnakes, and Bull/Rattlesnakes. I say supposedly because i personally dont know, but ive seem these big azz monsters, some very large wierd ones that look like Hybrids, in the Late-Spring to Mid-Fall its not uncommon to see a Big Fat BullSnake with a mix of Garter Coloring Stretching across the Entire Popular Large 5-8Foot Pathways getting sun amd they have no Fear of the public and seeing long dead ones from a Bike Tire squishing them, and 30 mins to the South of my city and about 30mins North of the Montana Border we have a Large 100km×40ishkm Incredible Provincial Park with a mysterious "Pop Up" Small Forested Mountain Range consisting of about 5-8ish 400-1400meter Forested Hills and Small Mountains called Cypress Hills, with many lakes, streams, and water ecosystems with Turtles and All kinds of Edible fish, 100s of KMs of hiking trails, wildlife like Bobcats, Wolves, Blackbears, Coyotes, Foxes, Wolverines, Badgers, Buffalo, Deer, Antelope, wild horses, bull snakes, garters, rattlers, tree frogs, toads, bull frogs and all sorts of birds like Eagles, Hawks, and a few species of Owls. Such a Unique Remote Forested/BadlLands mix of an area with a Remote Urban Centre close by. Anyways, off track lol can these snakes Inter-Breed? Creating Venomous Hybrids? Ive seen Huge Bulls easily over 6ft and as round as a 2litre bottle and 4 foot garters

Do they eat moles? I have been thinking about catching them when I see them and putting them in my garden.

Rat snakes aren't all black. In the right sunlight you will see all the iridescent colors.

Just found your video. Very interesting. I live in SW Ohio. I recently reached down to my mower to remove grass and next thing, my right hand was at my shoulder, my left hand was retracting and there was a snake striking towards me, not at me but towards me and there were no fangs. The coloring was spot on a rattle snake, except the background color was black, not brown or tan or grey. I also had a black snake come out from under a pickup. Thing is, this thing was the size of a Timber Rattle Snake. 5' long and as big around as my calf. I think this snake was eating squirrels.

Garden snake? Oh those people can put it in their safety deposit box. 😮

no wonder I am so screwed up, I had lots of garter snakes as a kid and was bitten by many of them....

Got to really watch those, " sneaky snicker snakes," who drink up all your beer. Tom T. Hall

Will this work during the day when they are out eating your plant leaves if I were put a pan of water and soap out in the sun near my plants? I find them on my cucumber and melon plant leaves.

They eat song birds, toads, eggs, and chipmunks, but especially birds and bird eggs and their young.

I swear to God that when I was a kid we used to catch garter snakes that were easily 5 feet! This was in the early ‘60’s. I loved snakes. Would never hurt one. Caught hundreds. Average about 3 feet. But, a couple of times I caught one that was huge! And it had kind of a blue stripe beside the yellow. (I think) Very aggressive. Got bit a lot. No big deal. Lol Then, there were no more snakes, or frogs. I’m in Toronto and the 400 extension just wiped everything out. Sad. 😊

wow, would have never guessed they had any kind of venom will all the ones I've handled.

My parents have about ten of the southern catalpa and they have caterpillars three or four times over the summer.

Where theres one theres hundreds believe I come across them all the time as a fishermen,and they get a hole lot bigger.Places youvcan look is logs near water and rocks or docks😅

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Is there a deadly look alike?

My elementary school was beside a creek. In third grade, while playing outside, we found a nest of these snakes near the creek. Our teachers flipped out when they realized we were all carrying around 2 or 3 of these snakes.

Never heard anyone call one a garden snake.

you know here in ga i grew up and never saw anykind snake except the many color variations of a king snake when i met my fiance and started hanging around a lot in rural ga. i saw my first rattle snake it was crossing a road and was nearly as long as one lane on that 2 lane highway it was honestly terrifying even though i was in a vehicle and completely safe now after seeing that i wont go in our woods without a shotgun

harmless but agressive so like a chiahua dog ?

I've seen what looks like garter snakes in different colors like red stripe etc, do they come in different colors or am I mistaking it for another snake, I live just north of Toronto in the bush and see a wise variety of snakes.

We had One Little one back in early Spring In Our Shop, then I just left it Eat the bugs so it sits out Side under the Overhead Light that draws Bugs that they Eat. Well Last week we found His Skin where It Molted and Shedded its Skin. It has Grown to 16” long now.

In the UK, we have grass snakes, that are very similar.