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The project has begun, construction of a 3 acre habitat with meadowland, a frog pond and brumation site.

It is a very labor intensive and expensive undertaking, but worth it to me in many ways.

The core of my habitat is 350 feet deep X 200 feet wide not counting the embankments and den.

Phase one, removal of some trees.

looking down on it from the hillside..

A shot of the crew at work..

the next step will be stump removal and excavating a large deep pond..

I will also be leveling the ground surrounding the pond and planting grass & blue spruce trees.

The area in the blue circle represents the pond.

Look how wet the ground is already, and we have not even dug down yet.

working on the stumps today..

The concept that my pond will be completed and ready for the 2011 amphibian season has me stoked.

Sure the local Thamnophis are stoked too!

Thamnophis dot net

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Regards,
Wayne A. Harvey
Thamnophis US
Dances With Reptiles

2.1.0 Thamnophis Infernalis- California Red Sided Garter Snakes
1.0.0 Flame X Erythristic Eastern Garter Snakes
1.0.0 Melanistic Thamnophis Sirtalis Sirtalis
2.0.0 Kansas Albino Red Sided Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis
0.1.0 Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis Golden / Albino cross
0.1.0 Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis Anerythristic morph
0.1.0 Thamnophis RADIX - axanthic morph
2.1.0 Thamnophis RADIX - Iowa Snow
1.1.0 Thamnophis RADIX - Snow Het
0.1.0 Thamnophis RADIX - Snow/Nebraska Albino double Het
0.1.0 Thamnophis RADIX - Christmas Albino
4.1.0 Thamnophis cyrtopsis Easter Black Neck Garter
0.1.0 Thamnophis sirtalis Eastern Snow "Snowflake"
1.1.0. Thamnophis elegans vagrans Wandering Garter
2.1.0 Thamnophis sirtalis - eastern Garters
0.0.1 Thamnophis HybridAlbino Checkered Normal eastern"Mutt"
0.0.1 Thamnophis proximus orariusCoastal Ribbon Snake
0.0.1 Thamnophis sirtalis - Eastern Garter baby
1.0.0 Thamnophis pickeringi - Puget Sound Garter "Sky" (adult, Sky blue)
1.0.0 Florida Black racer - fiesty yet way cool.
1.0.0 Nerodia sipedon - Water Snakes Pink eater
0.0.1 Amelanistic Corn Snake "CY" adult CB (pet store sale)
1.0.1. Pueblan Milk snakes "Oreo" adult & a '09 baby CB
1.0.0. ASIAN GREEN SNAKE 3' WC Cyclophiops major
0.0.1. Savannah Monitor "CHOMPER" Getting Huge!
1.0.0 Ball Python - Python regius "Cain" Rescued from a crack house
0.1.9 Eastern MilkSnakeLampropeltis Triangulum
1.5.0 Storeria dekayi - Brown Snakes Casper, Xena, Athena, Copper, Sharon & others
1.1.0. K9 "ACE" Black Cockapoo, Diamond b/w cockapoo

That's a fantastic project, especially since you intend it to benefit primarily garter snakes (of course many other species will benefit as well). Very impressive indeed!
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Brad Chambers
WWW.HCU-TX.ORG

Boas, Pythons, Colubrids, Tortoises and Turtles

Thanks.

I waited until the weather turned to make sure that the snakes were already in the dens and out of the way to minimize the impact on them during construction.

I'm sure the local water snakes, milks, rat snakes and others will appreciate the abundance of "safe haven" the area will offer.

It borders state forest as well.
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Regards,
Wayne A. Harvey
Thamnophis US
Dances With Reptiles

2.1.0 Thamnophis Infernalis- California Red Sided Garter Snakes
1.0.0 Flame X Erythristic Eastern Garter Snakes
1.0.0 Melanistic Thamnophis Sirtalis Sirtalis
2.0.0 Kansas Albino Red Sided Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis
0.1.0 Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis Golden / Albino cross
0.1.0 Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis Anerythristic morph
0.1.0 Thamnophis RADIX - axanthic morph
2.1.0 Thamnophis RADIX - Iowa Snow
1.1.0 Thamnophis RADIX - Snow Het
0.1.0 Thamnophis RADIX - Snow/Nebraska Albino double Het
0.1.0 Thamnophis RADIX - Christmas Albino
4.1.0 Thamnophis cyrtopsis Easter Black Neck Garter
0.1.0 Thamnophis sirtalis Eastern Snow "Snowflake"
1.1.0. Thamnophis elegans vagrans Wandering Garter
2.1.0 Thamnophis sirtalis - eastern Garters
0.0.1 Thamnophis HybridAlbino Checkered Normal eastern"Mutt"
0.0.1 Thamnophis proximus orariusCoastal Ribbon Snake
0.0.1 Thamnophis sirtalis - Eastern Garter baby
1.0.0 Thamnophis pickeringi - Puget Sound Garter "Sky" (adult, Sky blue)
1.0.0 Florida Black racer - fiesty yet way cool.
1.0.0 Nerodia sipedon - Water Snakes Pink eater
0.0.1 Amelanistic Corn Snake "CY" adult CB (pet store sale)
1.0.1. Pueblan Milk snakes "Oreo" adult & a '09 baby CB
1.0.0. ASIAN GREEN SNAKE 3' WC Cyclophiops major
0.0.1. Savannah Monitor "CHOMPER" Getting Huge!
1.0.0 Ball Python - Python regius "Cain" Rescued from a crack house
0.1.9 Eastern MilkSnakeLampropeltis Triangulum
1.5.0 Storeria dekayi - Brown Snakes Casper, Xena, Athena, Copper, Sharon & others
1.1.0. K9 "ACE" Black Cockapoo, Diamond b/w cockapoo

Hi Wayne,

This is a great project, congrats on doing a great thing for herps, mammals (and fish !). Let the forum know when you are finished up.

Scott