Garter Snake

Okay - continuing the story that I told in class this morning. To the left if the unfortunate Evanstonian garter snake. I found him/her dead as I came home from work today. Although I did not perform a full autopsy, it looked as if s/he had been trodden on. The sad life of an urban snake. I have discovered that garter snakes can be common in waste areas of cities. This however the first time I have seen one outside of the forest preserves.