Why Don’t Reptile Keepers Appreciate Garter Snakes?
The question came up on the Facebook Garter Snake group last month: why are garter snakes underrated and overlooked by reptile keepers?
Snakes aren’t necessarily the most popular of animals, but even among reptile keepers, garter snakes aren’t terribly popular. It’s not that serious reptile keepers are openly disdainful of them; they just don’t seem to be all that interested in them. Go to any reptile expo and you’ll see table after table filled with ball pythons, leopard geckos and other popular species; chances are you’ll be hard pressed to find any garter snakes.
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