ickplant@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 4 months agoGarter snakes coming out of hibernation and into a tens of thousands strong mating ball in southern Manitoba, Canadalemmy.worldimagemessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up1554arrow-down15
arrow-up1549arrow-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 · 4 months agomessage-square67fedilink
minus-squareVenus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up54·4 months 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-up32arrow-down1·4 months 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-up8arrow-down2·4 months agoThis hit my nope reflex hard and now I understand the dislike of nope ropes
minus-squarethe_tab_key@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 months 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-up3·4 months agoJeez how did it happen? Must have felt trapped or something
minus-squarethe_tab_key@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months 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-up2·4 months 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.