Garden Snake Facts

If you see something moving like a flash and before you can identify it disappears in the vegetation, it is time to look for some signs to identify it. On the other hand, if you suspect it to be a snake then your task becomes a bit easier. In this situation, a collection of basic knowledge about the garden snake may help you come to a firm decision about the guest who is in habit of visiting your garden and the treatment it should be provided with.

Garden Snake Info

Well, to start with, there is no particular snake that is called so. It is a term used for many different types of snakes that are observed in the gardens. Depending on where you live, the snakes visiting or living in your garden may vary a great deal. This fact may decide whether they are poisonous or non-poisonous. If you are living in a desert or semi-desert area, finding a deadly snake like a rattlesnake is not very uncommon. Go through top 10 deadliest snakes in the world, so as to be able to identify the intruder from a distance and be safe.

However, have heart, because the facts about snakes that are found in garden says that these are non-poisonous. If this information is 100% true, then it makes these snakes harmless and if you are so unfortunate to step on them, you have to remember that you are most probably safe. However, before you go and do something about them such as trying to catch them, it is a good idea to identify them. As an aid in identifying them, taking their photograph may help you immensely by searching for them in a book or on a website giving types of snakes with pictures. If you want to identify snakes in garden from a distance, then its forked tongue which it often flicks to smell its prey is quite useful. Their visitations also depend on what kind of food and vegetation cover is available for them in your garden. The following are the facts which may come in handy for you.

• These reptiles that are commonly found in the garden are also referred to as 'garter snake'.
• The garden snake's habitat is spread all over North America.
• The gardens that are close to or adjacent to the forests, unbound grasslands, marshes or meadows are most likely to be serving as hideouts or hunting grounds for these snakes.
• It can be aggressive or docile, depending on the species they actually belong to.
• These snakes, whatever subspecies they come under, are easily identifiable because of their length which rarely exceeds 2-3 feet.
• Some of these come in shades of brown or green and the sides of their body have light-colored strips.
• You can tell whether the snake you are observing is a garden snake or not by how agile it is and from how far it has detected your presence.
• These snakes have keen eyesight and you can tell that it has spotted you by the evasive action it has taken. These reptiles tend to avoid contact with humans and big animals.
• Distinguishing characteristics of some of them is that, unlike most snakes, they give birth to their young one's and can be active during day or night.
• Snakes, in general, cannot tolerate extreme temperatures and when the weather turns cold before the fall they go into hibernation. You may find that it is active even in the late fall as these creatures can tolerate cold temperatures. These late hibernators are quick to appear in early spring.
• Now, we will see the answer to the question of their food. The garden snake feeds on insects such as grass hoppers or worms, small rodents such as mice and other small games such as frogs, tadpoles and small birds. which can be easily found in a garden.
• Presence of raccoons, skunks, crows and as you have seen on the TV channels such as Discovery and National Geographic hawks and owls in the snake habitat is a threat to its life. When it smells danger, it may try to ward off the invader by emitting unpleasant but sweet odor which makes it easy for us to identify the snake.

These snakes are basically harmless. However, one cannot fully control which kind of snake one may find in the backyard or a garden. For this reason, caution must be adhered to while approaching if you are not that well versed with. A better solution is to call in an expert who knows how to get rid of snakes in your yard.