Prescott critters

[DGold]

Here's a couple pics of some critters I found around my house...

Some kind of water spiders mating...

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basking lizard...

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gartersnake in my pond...

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same snake...

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Thamnophis elegans and Canis familiaris

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one more... widow...

[Dale_Arthurs]

Cool pictures that sure is a healthy looking garter. How big is your pond? Is that the only snake that visits it?

Dale

[DGold]

Yes that garter is a healthy one - I keep the pond well stocked with feeder fish and minnows, so he and his friends are well fed. There are about 3-4 garters that visit my pond every year when it warms up - one of them, the biggest one, is blind in one eye from some past injury, so we like to call him scarface:). I'll post some pics of him later.
Not sure exactly how big the pond is, I bought the hard plastic lining at Home Depot. Probably about 5 ft long, 3 ft wide, 2.5-3ft deep. Seems like a great habitat for garters, fish, waterbugs, and all the neat little microcritters.