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janezee · February 22, 2012

I love garter snakes! When we bought our 1813 house on Cape Cod, it came with a resident snake in the cellar/crawlspace. We left him alone, and all were jolly.
One night, we were out for a walk on our country road, and found a flattened snake. Within a week, we were overrun with mice.

Didn't know how to attract another snake to stay, so we got a cat who was a marvelous mouser. Then we got two kittens to keep her company.
They used to play ice hockey with mouse heads in the driveway. I wish I had a picture, but the mind's eye can still see pretty well.

February 22, 2012	#10
janezee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Whidbey Island, WA Zone 7, Sunset 5 Posts: 931	I love garter snakes! When we bought our 1813 house on Cape Cod, it came with a resident snake in the cellar/crawlspace. We left him alone, and all were jolly. One night, we were out for a walk on our country road, and found a flattened snake. Within a week, we were overrun with mice. Didn't know how to attract another snake to stay, so we got a cat who was a marvelous mouser. Then we got two kittens to keep her company. They used to play ice hockey with mouse heads in the driveway. I wish I had a picture, but the mind's eye can still see pretty well.