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  • Garter Snake: Garage Door Refuge

    Opening the garage door to start a morning of errands revealed a garter snake previously tucked neatly into the space below the door seal:

    Garter snake under garage door seal - A
    Garter snake under garage door seal – A

    It’s somewhat smaller than the garter snake under the trash can, although I’m sure they’re closely related.

    It was a cool morning and the snake hadn’t yet reached operating temperature, but it eventually flowed off into the garage and we went on our way.

    A few hours later we returned:

    Garter snake under garage door seal - B
    Garter snake under garage door seal – B

    Apparently that was the best place for a snake.

    Mary lined up a four-cell seedling pot ahead of the critter, encouraged it to flow forward, and much to our surprise it tucked neatly into one of the cells:

    Garter snake under garage door seal - C
    Garter snake under garage door seal – C

    We carried it to the herb garden, wished it well, and a few hours later it had uncoiled and gone about its business.

    Unlike the Shoe Frog, it hasn’t been seen since.