My parents and sisters are gone for the weekend, and so my mother told Ball and I that we had to take care of Jack and Oliver - meaning that they were okay with Ball staying at our house with me for the weekend. That's great and all, he stayed over and I woke up in his arms with the light shining through the windows and dogs laying all over us.
We got up around 10, fed the dogs, I made coffee and he began to play ball with Jack. I was on my way to let Luna out front, and I noticed Bandit and Goober lounging casually in the front walkway in the sun, Goober looking exceptionally pleased with himself. There was a little dark pile that looked like a short cord beside him, and after a moment I realized it was a snake. I went out to it, petting Goober and looking at the damage the poor garter snake had. There was blood all around the poor creature, and it was looking like it was barely hanging on. I scolded Goober for attacking such an innocent thing; anyways the garter snakes are good for my garden, and Goober should stick to the mice. I knew I had to save the snake, so I took Goober and put him out back with Ball and the dogs, and then grabbed a paper towel and gently put the snake on it. The blood seeped through the towel just a bit, and the snake flashed his tongue a few times. I brought him inside on the paper towel and set him beside my laptop - time to do some quick research, seeing as that I've never had any experience with snakes.
Surprisingly to me, there wasn't much info at all about saving garter snakes, but I found enough to help me. I put him in one of Kayla's shoeboxes with two layers of paper towels, put a small dish of water in, and went out to find a small worm for him to eat if he was hungry. I stabbed holes in the lid of the box and closed the snake up, then set him on top of my desk in the light by my window where's he's warm but there is a slight breeze.
Ball, I found out, does not like snakes and thinks they're gross, so he wouldn't go near the snake and suggested I keep it warm by putting it in the oven - ha freakin ha. Anyways after a while I checked on him and he seemed a bit more lively, which is good. Now I'll just have to make sure he stays warm and see how he does... and hopefully within a few days I can release him in my garden.
Rowan is coming to meet him now, and the two of us will most likely give him a name. I'll keep his status updated until his release. :)
We got up around 10, fed the dogs, I made coffee and he began to play ball with Jack. I was on my way to let Luna out front, and I noticed Bandit and Goober lounging casually in the front walkway in the sun, Goober looking exceptionally pleased with himself. There was a little dark pile that looked like a short cord beside him, and after a moment I realized it was a snake. I went out to it, petting Goober and looking at the damage the poor garter snake had. There was blood all around the poor creature, and it was looking like it was barely hanging on. I scolded Goober for attacking such an innocent thing; anyways the garter snakes are good for my garden, and Goober should stick to the mice. I knew I had to save the snake, so I took Goober and put him out back with Ball and the dogs, and then grabbed a paper towel and gently put the snake on it. The blood seeped through the towel just a bit, and the snake flashed his tongue a few times. I brought him inside on the paper towel and set him beside my laptop - time to do some quick research, seeing as that I've never had any experience with snakes.
Surprisingly to me, there wasn't much info at all about saving garter snakes, but I found enough to help me. I put him in one of Kayla's shoeboxes with two layers of paper towels, put a small dish of water in, and went out to find a small worm for him to eat if he was hungry. I stabbed holes in the lid of the box and closed the snake up, then set him on top of my desk in the light by my window where's he's warm but there is a slight breeze.
Ball, I found out, does not like snakes and thinks they're gross, so he wouldn't go near the snake and suggested I keep it warm by putting it in the oven - ha freakin ha. Anyways after a while I checked on him and he seemed a bit more lively, which is good. Now I'll just have to make sure he stays warm and see how he does... and hopefully within a few days I can release him in my garden.
Rowan is coming to meet him now, and the two of us will most likely give him a name. I'll keep his status updated until his release. :)
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