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Interesting!
When I was staying in St. Louis - on East Pine, down the street from the  
University and almost across the street from the zoo - a friend brought me, 
in a  
shoebox - what he thought was a tiny green garter snake.
It grew. And it spent an increasing amount of time coiled up in the water  
dish. When it got larger, it had the run of the apartment. Didn't bother me - 
 
what harm could a garter snake do?
When I left St. Louis I took it to the zoo, to give it to the  herpetologist, 
and he told me I'd been living with a water moccasin.
Faint.
Sandy
Mid-Mojave
 
 
In a message dated 10/10/2008 6:17:14 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
karen AT plamondon.com writes:

Bev  writes:

> Speaking of selling, I could not find a buyer for the red  rat snake so 
as promised, I intend to release him tomorrow.  I did  take a picture of 
him in the dirty little aquarium I put him in, but I  noticed that this 
morning his color has faded in captivity.  His  coloration has definitely 
muted somewhat, but he is still a very pretty  snake.  Animals that can 
change their color have always fascinated  me.

I wonder if you might have found this snake right after a molt? I  saw a
garter snake last week that had brilliant bright stripes, which  brought it
to mind.

Karen Black
Blodgett,  OR
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