{"id":13050,"date":"2019-09-02T06:28:46","date_gmt":"2019-09-02T10:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=13050"},"modified":"2019-08-29T14:13:18","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T18:13:18","slug":"take-5-snake-my-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-snake-my-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Snake My Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We’ve given snakes<\/a> some love on this blog before, but they’re just so cool it seemed like time for a redux. This time of year<\/a>, as young people everywhere are heading back to school or leaving home for college, the young of many species of snakes are also setting out on their own in the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some species, like Ringneck, Milk, and Eastern Hognose snakes, lay eggs during the summer that hatch in August or September while others, such as Copperheads and Northern Red-bellied Snakes, give birth to live young anywhere from mid-July through September, even into October in the case of Eastern Garter Snakes and Northern Watersnakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Massachusetts’s 14 species of native snakes<\/a> can be found everywhere from wetlands to woodlands, from rocky hillsides to stone walls, and from forests to fields. You might even find an Eastern Garter Snake or Eastern Milk Snake hanging out in your basement, generously helping to remedy any rodent problems you might be having!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enjoy these five photos of native snakes, all submitted to our annual Picture This: Your Great Outdoors photo contest<\/a>. Submit your own wildlife photography to this year’s contest and learn more about snakes<\/a> on our website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Eastern
Eastern Ribbon Snake \u00a9 Kathy Diamontopoulos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Northern
Northern Copperheads \u00a9 Mark Lotterhand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Eastern
Eastern Hognose Snake \u00a9 Patrick Randall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Eastern
Eastern Milk Snake (juvenile) \u00a9 Ashley Gibbs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Northern
Northern Water Snake \u00a9 Holland Hoagland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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