Snake #1 in-situ. Fun way to find one.
This little guy is like way north of his range if my id is correct.
Found him in my weed bucket against my netting fence that sits against a wooded patch where we often see deer etc.
he’s not afraid of me really at all. My hands were within 4in or so of his body/face without him moving.
I struggled to get a good pic of his tail today but it was the point that I saw in the id and he did set up shop right next to my raspberry bush that was getting attacked by slugs…
Happy full garter
Eating a minnow
I’m going to keep calling these Speckled kingsnakes because the research on this species does not have enough samples from Mississippi, especially the southern half of the state