What is the Gestation Period for a VA eastern garter snake I live in Gloucester Co. can anyone help??
Brandon
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Gestation Period
Naja-naja
Jun 14, 2005 02:51 PM
Replies (5)
Paul Hollander
Jun 17, 2005 10:41 AM
Garters mate as soon as they come out of hibernation. Birth takes place roughly 4-5 months later. In other words, the garter snakes are pregnant right now. Hope this helps.
Paul Hollander
Dragondreams
Jun 17, 2005 01:32 PM
The gestation period for an eastern garter is 90 to 100 days.
Gofair
Jun 17, 2005 03:45 PM
so....if the gestation period was somewhere between 3 and 5 months.......what was the deal with my Gopher???? she was a va garter i caught in october, and she had 1 birth at the end of may.....but i don't think it was alive it seemed unhealthy, it had a pinkish lump and then it kinda tapered off after that when i found it. (possibly 3-5 days after it happened, i was in the hospital doing the same thing, giving birth) I've already posted this question, and everyone seemed to doubt the possiblity that it was a baby snake. (positive of this fact, thank you) Can anybody answer my curiousities?
snakefamily
Jun 17, 2005 09:15 PM
If your garter was not with a male after you caught her she probably had retained sperm. Garters (and other snakes?) have the ability to retain sperm and become pregnant at a later date. If what you found was a baby I am not sure anyone could tell you for certain why there was only one and it was deformed.
Joanna
Gofair
Jun 20, 2005 12:09 PM
oh, thats interesting, I'm just trying to find out any possible clues to her sudden death. I miss her.
