Five or six years ago, I had a crow, on several occasions,
two summers in a row, bring small garter snakes to a roof gutter, wash them
and then fly on.

Bill Kaufman
Woodinville, WA


on 5/6/06 10:32 AM, LINDA PHILLIPS at linda_phillips1252 at msn.com wrote:

Hi Tweeters,

I saw a crow in a tree with a garter snack dangling from it?s claws. Then he
wadded it up and pecked away at it. The snake looked shiny, I expected that
it was wet and just to confirm my observation the crow flew down to the
rocky stream bed. dunked his prize and continued the meal. I circled around
so I could get a better look. I got good looks but I went one step too far
and the crow with the snake dangling from his claws flew back up to the
treetops. It reminded me of the Eagle ( ? ) on the Mexican Flag.

Is garter snake usual food for crows? I've never seen one eating one before.
Except maybe road kill.

Linda Phillips

linda_phillips1252 at msn.com

Kenmore 98028-2616



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