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Have you ever looked under rock after rock after rock and not found anything? I've done that quite a few times. Today I was walking on a popular hiking/biking trail and I saw this pretty big rock. I thought "What the hey, I'll lift that."

Keep in mind that this was in the Greater Cleveland area - not exactly the "Snake Capital" of the world. Under that rock were five snakes - all of them in shed. Three were Eastern Garters and two were Milks. Here's the larger one.

The smaller one looked like it was only a day or two away from shedding. They were the most attractive milks I've ever seen, but they're the first ones I've seen in the field this year, so I was pleased.

I'm going to check back in a few days. Maybe I'll be able to get some post-shed pics. Did you know that those things bite?

Tim
Third Eye Herp

Awesome find Tim! That does look like an awesome rock. Glad you flipped it. I've had too many of those days of lifting rock after rock after rock with no milks...

Dave
DNS Reptiles - Milk Snakes

Very cool Tim. They prob will look much nicer after the sheds. I bet 90 percent of the LTT I find are in shed, thermoregulating for the cycle. My kid flipped the same hatchling two days in a row in my backyard this week, in shed of course!!

Joe

I meant to say: They WEREN'T the most attractive milk snakes...

Awesome find!!

That last pic is priceless!
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Genesis 1:1

Wow great timing! That is an awesome find, thanks for sharing.
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