garter snake help

[sonjay665]

hey all just asking for general help , i have a friend who has recently found a garter snake in box of vegetables at our local supermarket i think it is injured im not sure if it is though can anyone please give me any tips to tell if it is or not for i have no knowledge on garter snakes at this time for this is my first garter snake it would be a great help if anyone could give me some information from a person who has alot of knowledge on them thank you to the people who do help me ,

regards Jamie

[Ambush]

Garter?.. Kill it.. it's not native

[katjase]

call the n.s.w. dpi i think, im in victoria so im not sure who to contact, but garter snakes are not native to australia they are native to canada and central america. unless your box of fruit came from over there its proberbly not one.
can u post a pick
where did the veggies come from
and if its hurt a vet would be a good idea.
i would also be careful, it could be anything from a python to a taipan without a pic.

[r3ptilian]

Garter snake in a box of vegies at the supermarket hey, not only are our fruit and vegies imported but now it appears all our translocated herps are as well. Somehow this story is a little iffy to be true.

[Ambush]

Garter snake in a box of vegies at the supermarket hey, not only are our fruit and vegies imported but now it appears all our translocated herps are as well. Somehow this story is a little iffy to be true.

Maybe maybe not. Border Security has had shows where they have found wildlife in goods imported.

[Chanzey]

Are you sure it's a garter snake?

[imported_Varanus]

A very "poisionous" snake by all accounts!

[junglepython2]

It won't be a garter snake, treat it as venomous until proven otherwise and call a local snake catcher.

[$NaKe PiMp]

sounds like this needs to be an ID thread, and we need pics