Post by jonsdigs on Apr 28, 2008 18:32:40 GMT -5
Mating garter snakes get frisky in Manitoba dens
Mon. Apr. 28 2008
The Canadian Press
NARCISSE, Man. -- The action is hot and heavy at the Narcisse Snake Dens.
Each year tens of thousands of red-sided garter snakes emerge from their winter dens to get frisky in the warm spring sunshine.
The males emerge first and wait for females, said wildlife biologist Dave Roberts of Gimli, Man. When a female does come out, she is extremely popular.
...The bowl-shaped dens, about three to four metres deep, are known for having the largest concentration of snakes anywhere in the world, according to Manitoba Conservation.
The sinkholes, caused by the erosion of limestone, offer convenient over-wintering places where snakes can survive below the frost line, said Roberts.
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Mon. Apr. 28 2008
The Canadian Press
NARCISSE, Man. -- The action is hot and heavy at the Narcisse Snake Dens.
Each year tens of thousands of red-sided garter snakes emerge from their winter dens to get frisky in the warm spring sunshine.
The males emerge first and wait for females, said wildlife biologist Dave Roberts of Gimli, Man. When a female does come out, she is extremely popular.
...The bowl-shaped dens, about three to four metres deep, are known for having the largest concentration of snakes anywhere in the world, according to Manitoba Conservation.
The sinkholes, caused by the erosion of limestone, offer convenient over-wintering places where snakes can survive below the frost line, said Roberts.
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