There are two species of Garter Snake around the Lake: Common and Western. And while today I saw two snakes, each was the slightly less common Western Garter Snake.
A nice thing about the observations was that each appeared in a different one of the snake’s favoured habitats: water, meadow. The snake has a varied diet and finds things to eat in both places.
Most Western Garter Snakes in the Province have prominent stripes, but our interior variety has a more mottled pattern, as is seen in these shots.
This snake had a regular foraging pattern, going back and forth over roughly the same stretch of water. While that made taking pictures a bit easier, the snake did not keep to a regular schedule.
In somewhat dimmer light, this one foraged in a meadow. It left when it saw me, so I didn’t discover its routine.
I really enjoy all of your pictures.,.Thank-You.