Black & Tan
Common garter snakes, one melanistic, emerge from their hibernaculum in the early Spring. Click image to view larger.
Good Morning 2017
A melanistic garter snake emerges into the sunshine for the first time in 2017, after hibernating the winter away.
Eyes of Coal
A melanistic garter snake pokes its head up through the leaf litter, its jet-black eye reflecting the photographer and surroundings.
Polar Reflections
The jet-black eye of a melanistic garter snake reflects the photographer and bystanders under a clear spring sky.