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i got the call last night from my mother-in-law asking if snakes eat other snakes or if what she was watching was mating. from her discription it sounded like one was eating the other. then i got the pictures today and i still think that. as much as i wanted to be able to tell them what was happening and who was who i still dont know that much about whats what here in NM so i dont know what type of snakes they are but hopefully someone in the other forum will id them for me

here are a few pics

sorry for the graphic blurry one but this leads me to believe that the small one is a meal and not a mate

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-Stephen-

0.1 soon to be wifey (Babe)
1.0 rotwiler/chow (Boomer)
1.0 norm corn (Jake)
1.0 col redtail boa (Switch, formally known as Dixie)
0.1 ball python (Bella)
1.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boa (Torpaz & Saphira)

Steven,
I think that is a Wandering Terrestrial Garter Snake eating a legless lizard (pretty sure about the garter snake, not so sure about the prey item).
Really, really interesting photos!!
Paul

hey paul thanks for the reply

i thing you right about the wandering garter, someone in the garter snake forum said the same thing

another guy over there suggested that the prey is a lined snake... never heard of it but i looked it up i i think he is right
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-Stephen-

0.1 soon to be wifey (Babe)
1.0 rotwiler/chow (Boomer)
1.0 norm corn (Jake)
1.0 col redtail boa (Switch, formally known as Dixie)
0.1 ball python (Bella)
1.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boa (Torpaz & Saphira)

Wow, what a neat find! Definetely looks like he found a filling meal.
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Aubrey Ross

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yeah those cool pictures must have vbeen awesome to find, my mother-in-law said she must have spooked him because he took his meal and crawled down a gopher hole to enjoy it
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-Stephen-

0.1 soon to be wifey (Babe)
1.0 rotwiler/chow (Boomer)
1.0 norm corn (Jake)
1.0 col redtail boa (Switch, formally known as Dixie)
0.1 ball python (Bella)
1.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boa (Torpaz & Saphira)

Great pics! I didn't realize garters ate other snakes.

Thanks for sharing,
Ed

>>i got the call last night from my mother-in-law asking if snakes eat other snakes or if what she was watching was mating. from her discription it sounded like one was eating the other. then i got the pictures today and i still think that. as much as i wanted to be able to tell them what was happening and who was who i still dont know that much about whats what here in NM so i dont know what type of snakes they are but hopefully someone in the other forum will id them for me
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>>0.1 soon to be wifey (Babe)
>>1.0 rotwiler/chow (Boomer)
>>1.0 norm corn (Jake)
>>1.0 col redtail boa (Switch, formally known as Dixie)
>>0.1 ball python (Bella)
>>1.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boa (Torpaz & Saphira)