102 Snakes Found in Home in Canada

By Emily Scharnhorst One hundred and two snakes were found in a home in Canada and they filled up five pillowcases Apparently, these were "just" garter snakes, and it was in a rural area of Canada, and the snakes were just preparing to hibernate for the winter. But how does this happen? How do that many snakes get into a home? Recently a family in Regina, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, discovered a few small snakes in their basement and called the local wildlife rehab agency. 

 Megan Lawrence, the agency director, said, "The family contacted us when they found a few garter snakes in their basement. ... They were finding more and more and ... they were finding them in their kitchen and their bedrooms, and they decided it wasn't a good idea to have them there anymore." Oh, really? So Lawrence and her partner used about five pillowcases to collect the serpents, and then moved the snakes into a bucket to count them. They then separated the snakes by size. She said the longest snake was nearly one meter, or a little over 3 feet, and the shortest was approximately 22 centimeters, or about 8 inches. A snake expert at the local museum, Ray Poulin, says nothing about this story is too unusual for folks in Regina. "That is about a normal amount," Poulin said. A hundred "garter snakes in a basement is about a normal amount. ... Usually snakes at this time are going down ... getting up to your house and going straight down." If the wildlife rehab agency keeps the snakes for the winter, Lawrence says she will be seeking donations for things like fish, earthworms, and minnows for feed. Personally, we are willing to donate whatever she needs to keep these things off the streets.... this also one my interesting of my hobbies.