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News about Observations in my outdoor terrarium.

Small banded N.s.insularum female basking in the ferns at 11.37 AM.

My outdoor terrarium, July 2013

Steven Bol Garter Snakes Posted on August 29, 2013 by AdministratorApril 27, 2022

The weather in the month of July was for the biggest part very nice and towards the end of the month Holland had its first official “heat wave”. But even … Continue reading . . .

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My outdoor terrarium, June 17th – 27th 2013

Steven Bol Garter Snakes Posted on June 29, 2013 by AdministratorApril 27, 2022

This period started with some warm days, but the last days were cooler again and somewhat chilly. June 27th temperatures was around 17 – 20 ⁰C, skies half overcast. On … Continue reading . . .

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N.sipedon female has eaten a lot

My outdoor terrarium, June 8th -16th 2013

Steven Bol Garter Snakes Posted on June 28, 2013 by AdministratorApril 27, 2022

These days were slightly cooler with temperatures reaching the 17-20 ⁰C. Also the sun was not as bright as the days before. But the radiation and temperatures were sufficient for … Continue reading . . .

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Male T.s.pickeringii almost ready for shedding

My outdoor terrarium, June 1st – 7th 2013

Steven Bol Garter Snakes Posted on June 28, 2013 by AdministratorApril 27, 2022

June started very good. June 4th – 7th were very sunny with high temperatures, over 20 ⁰C. The snakes were very active and happy. The male T.s.pickeringii was in the … Continue reading . . .

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Smelt offered.

My outdoor terrarium, May 19th -31st 2013

Steven Bol Garter Snakes Posted on June 28, 2013 by AdministratorApril 27, 2022

This period in May was cold and dark. The amount of sun hours was way below average and temperatures were low. Maximum day temperatures varied from 10-15 ⁰C. The snakes … Continue reading . . .

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3.11 PM, May 3rd 2013

My outdoor terrarium. May 3rd 2013; how the sun shines in the terrarium over the course of the day

Steven Bol Garter Snakes Posted on June 26, 2013 by AdministratorApril 27, 2022

May 3rd 2013. In order to have a better understanding how different it is for a snake to be kept outdoors versus indoors and how the sunshine and the basking … Continue reading . . .

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My outdoor terrarium, May 1st – 18th 2013

Steven Bol Garter Snakes Posted on June 4, 2013 by AdministratorApril 27, 2022

May 2nd: Cloudy and cool day, little activity. Only the male T.s.pickeringii was active. May 3rd: Beautiful and sunny day. Much activity.Beside the snakes that had become active end of … Continue reading . . .

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Beautiful T. radix male with orange dorsal stripe basking in the terrarium.

My outdoor terrarium, April 28th – 30th 2013

Steven Bol Garter Snakes Posted on May 3, 2013 by AdministratorApril 27, 2022

April 28th 2013 was a beautiful sunny day. The male T.s.pickeringii, the T.radix couple and 2 specimens of N.sipedon were active and basking. April 29th it was sunny as well … Continue reading . . .

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My outdoor terrarium, April 19th -20th 2013

Steven Bol Garter Snakes Posted on May 2, 2013 by AdministratorApril 27, 2022

The sun was shining abundantly early morning April 19th. From appr. 8 AM onwards the sunrays shone into my outdoor terrarium. At 8.15 AM 1 of the female T. radix … Continue reading . . .

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april 6 radix pickeringii

My outdoor terrarium, early April 2013

Steven Bol Garter Snakes Posted on April 19, 2013 by AdministratorApril 27, 2022

April 3rd I could check the activity. It had not frozen anymore the past night and around 10 AM I saw the T.radix female crawl out of the hibernation bunker. … Continue reading . . .

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Hibernaculum March 2013

My outdoor terrarium, March 2013

Steven Bol Garter Snakes Posted on March 19, 2013 by AdministratorApril 27, 2022

March 2nd the day temperature was about 5 °C.  Unfortunately the 2 N.sipedon males that were out in January had not survived the frost and lay dead on the surface. … Continue reading . . .

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Januari 2013

My outdoor terrarium, January & February 2013

Steven Bol Garter Snakes Posted on February 19, 2013 by AdministratorApril 27, 2022

These 2 months were very cold with a lot of subzero temperatures starting around January 10th. Also February was for the biggest part very cold. No snake activity as would … Continue reading . . .

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Northern Water Snake

My outdoor terrarium, early January 2013

Steven Bol Garter Snakes Posted on January 19, 2013 by AdministratorApril 27, 2022

The year of 2013 started with very mild weather and temperatures close to 6 – 10 °C. Surprisingly enough there was some snake activity on some days. A Thamnophis radix … Continue reading . . .

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My outdoor terrarium, March 25th, 2010

Steven Bol Garter Snakes Posted on March 25, 2010 by AdministratorApril 27, 2022

My outdoor terrarium, March 25th, 2010 March 24th and 25th 2010 both were very warm days of the year. March 24th the sun was less bright, but… March 25th the … Continue reading . . .

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My outdoor terrarium, March 20th, 2010

Steven Bol Garter Snakes Posted on March 20, 2010 by AdministratorApril 27, 2022

March 20th 2010 it was again relatively warm with temperatures up to 16 – 17 ºC. At 8.45 AM there was some light rain. Both pickeringii males were out (in … Continue reading . . .

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My outdoor terrarium, March 18th, 2010

Steven Bol Garter Snakes Posted on March 18, 2010 by AdministratorApril 27, 2022

The warmest day this year so far. March 18th 2010 was predicted to become the warmest day of the year so far and maximum temperatures were expected to rise up … Continue reading . . .

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My outdoor terrarium, the first weeks of March 2010

Steven Bol Garter Snakes Posted on March 4, 2010 by AdministratorApril 27, 2022

The month of March usually has a few sunny days with temperatures of 15 ºC or higher. Those days enable the snakes to sun itself abundantly and reach body temperatures … Continue reading . . .

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My outdoor terrarium, February 2010

Steven Bol Garter Snakes Posted on February 22, 2010 by AdministratorApril 27, 2022

February started as January ended: very cold as well. Only in the last week of the month the temperatures rose to 7 – 10 ºC during daytime. In the past … Continue reading . . .

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My outdoor terrarium, January 2010

Steven Bol Garter Snakes Posted on January 22, 2010 by AdministratorApril 27, 2022

Since the winter of 2009 – 2010 has been very cold it is no surprise no activity was observed. The terrarium was covered with snow for many days and the … Continue reading . . .

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Observations in miy outdoorterrarium

Observations in my outdoor terrarium.

Steven Bol Garter Snakes Posted on September 22, 1995 by AdministratorApril 27, 2022

Introduction and description of the outdoor terrarium. In 1995 I built an outdoor terrarium in my garden after I visited my (late) friend Udo Strathemann who kept several Garter Snakes … Continue reading . . .

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