I was hiking on 2-23 and came across several baby broad banded water snakes. I've never seen babies before May and usually not until June. Has anyone else seen early babies?
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Baby Broad Bands This Early?
trolligans
Feb 26, 2008 09:54 AM
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cochran
Feb 26, 2008 11:42 AM
That would be a really cool thing to see!Any pics? Thanks!, Jeff
trolligans
Feb 26, 2008 03:09 PM
The snake pictured is the larger of the two that I caught. It's about 10 inches long. I caught a second snake that was much smaller but I don't have a photo of the second snake yet. I'll take one soon.
cochran
Feb 27, 2008 03:41 PM
Cool lookin' snake! Thanks for the pic! Jeff
wolfpackh
Feb 29, 2008 10:42 AM
depends on your location. southern US wouldn't surprise me to see snakes. If you were near the northern range limit it would be a little surprising.
batrachos
Feb 29, 2008 12:04 PM
A friend of mine found a Nerodia erythrogaster out and about here in middle TN, about the same time you saw your little fasciatas.
Those babies are almost certainly last year's young emerging from hibernation. Young snakes of some species actually emerge earlier than adults, because they often don't hibernate as far below the surface, so they feel the warmth sooner. Of course, it's hard on them when that late freeze hits...
