ickplant@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 month agoGarter snakes coming out of hibernation and into a tens of thousands strong mating ball in southern Manitoba, Canadalemmy.worldimagemessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up1553arrow-down15
arrow-up1548arrow-down1imageGarter snakes coming out of hibernation and into a tens of thousands strong mating ball in southern Manitoba, Canadalemmy.worldickplant@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square67fedilink
minus-squareVenus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up53·1 month agoI mean yeah it’s a giant snake ball but the worst thing a garter can do to you is stink on you as a means of self defense 😄 They’re tiny and goofy and among the few potential pet snakes that can be kept without being fed vertebrates.
minus-squareNoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up31arrow-down1·1 month agoWell garden spiders also don’t pose any harm, but I don’t fancy getting into a giant ball of them
minus-squarespankinspinach@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·1 month agoThis hit my nope reflex hard and now I understand the dislike of nope ropes
minus-squarethe_tab_key@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 month agoI had one draw blood this spring! Granted, it was barely anything, but it still blew my mind it was capable of doing that.
minus-squareVenus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoJeez how did it happen? Must have felt trapped or something
minus-squarethe_tab_key@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoPicked it up like I usually do. This one was particularly feisty, striking at everything. Got me just right I guess.
minus-squarevala@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoThey do bite. It doesn’t really hurt but it’s shocking when it happens.
I mean yeah it’s a giant snake ball but the worst thing a garter can do to you is stink on you as a means of self defense 😄 They’re tiny and goofy and among the few potential pet snakes that can be kept without being fed vertebrates.
Well garden spiders also don’t pose any harm, but I don’t fancy getting into a giant ball of them
That’s fair enough
This hit my nope reflex hard and now I understand the dislike of nope ropes
I had one draw blood this spring! Granted, it was barely anything, but it still blew my mind it was capable of doing that.
Jeez how did it happen? Must have felt trapped or something
Picked it up like I usually do. This one was particularly feisty, striking at everything. Got me just right I guess.
They do bite. It doesn’t really hurt but it’s shocking when it happens.