What did it eat?!?
Experts suggest it ate another snake.
about 70cm long
in our house
could hardly crawl
picked it up with dust pan and broom and brought it outside
Here's the video clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjNmlMu6h7s

found by Maureen, and re-found by her when she took me to look for it again… really wanted it to be a Racer, a new species for LaBagh and Cook County, but closer looks at the photos seem to clearly indicate this is one of the Garter Snakes. Which one?

Extremely odd behavior from a Watersnake and Ribbonsnake... has anyone else observed something similar to this before? Both healthy adults with no visible injuries and both escaped rather quickly under their own power without coaxing.

I originally walked up on this pair around noon but the ribbon snake took off before I could get a picture of the odd behavior so I immediately left and came back about three hours later to find them both in the exact same position. So it’s fair to assume it’s a reoccurring arrangement between the two of them. The minimal research I have done has turned up nothing but I would love to hear from someone more knowledgeable about this sort of thing!