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Hey-
I am a freshman in college this year and i am an pre-vet/animal science major. And the class I am taking this semester is animal behavior and we have to write a 5 page term paper on any animal behavior topic. And I wanted to do garter snakes, not sure which topic in general, but I was wondering if there was alot of info, or well atleast enough for 5 pages, on the behavior of garter snakes? Thanks.

Zach

sure . Without even going on line there a a few good "Garter" books available. Just a rundown of the various species (and discriptions can kill a couple of pages. a (cheap but good) example is;

GARTER SNAKES & WATER SNAKES by David Perlowen

Check your local Petshop library.

Frank
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"The luxury of not getting involved departed with the last lifeboat Skipper..."

I think there are a variety of topics involving Garter Snake behavior that may be suitable for your paper. You might want to look into the relativly unique behaviors of mass hibernations and breeding that have been documented in certain locations, primarily Canada. Defensive behavior might be another area where you might find published information.