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<html> <body> An interesting experience! I cannot tell you why the snake acted such in your particular situation but I do know that garter snakes can be aggressive on occasion. A number of years ago in the highlands of Cape Breton, we were walking along a river bank and hearing the sound of frogs jumping in the water ahead of us. We encountered quite a few rather large garter snakes which coiled and attempted to strike us. We assumed it was because they were hunting the frogs and regarded us as competitors for their food source.<br> Angus<br><br> At 08:31 PM 7/13/2007, you wrote:<br><br> <blockquote type=3Dcite class=3Dcite cite=3D"">I had an unusual (for me, anyway) experience with a snake this morning and wonder if anyone can shed some light on it. I was taking the dog for her usual morning walk, passing as always over a bridge that crosses a small brook. On one side of the bridge the road crews have installed a safety barrier, and there is a lot of rock there=ADgreat snake habitat. As we were passing the end of the safety barrier, I noticed an abrupt movement out of the corner of my eye and turned to see that a moderately large snake (I=92m pretty sure it was a common garter snake, and it was probably about the size of my thumb at its widest point) that was coiled up in front of what might have been a burrow. The odd part was that the snake had its mouth open and kept striking in my direction. It didn=92t come anywhere near reaching me =96 I was at least a foot too far away =96 but it kept striking anyway. Mind you, neither the dog nor I had done anything to disturb the snake other than walk past it. I found this very odd because, despite having grown up in Texas, home of the diamondback rattler, I=92ve never seen a snake be aggressive in this fashion. So I was wondering if anyone else has seen this and what would explain it. Have I suddenly begun to resemble a very large mouse?<br><br> Flora</blockquote></body> </html>
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