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Sometimes quite sizable, as seen here, the Eastern garter snake is our most common snake in Ohio. 🐍
A shy creature, it feeds upon earthworms, frogs, fish, and other prey that it can swallow without first constricting. Its main defense is not to bite, but to squirt foul- smelling musk and excretions upon its attacker, as shown in this photo.
There is still time to be entered to win our GRAND PRIZE of a $100 Gift Card to Lehman's , a free family membership to TWC, and TWC Swag from our nature store.
Donate to our Annual Campaign by June 30th and you might be our Grand Prize winner.
"Go out, go out I beg of you
And taste the beauty of the wild.
Behold the miracle of the earth
With all the wonder of a child." -Edna Jaques
What miracles of the earth have you experienced over the last week?
#wildernesscenter #MindfulnessMonday #ohionature #whatgetsyououtdoors
Moon, Mars and Venus
On Sunday, June 13, by 9:30p.m. or better yet 10:00p.m. look to the west and you will see the thin waxing crescent of a three-day old Moon over the red planet Mars. If you have binoculars both should be in your field of view. Just to the North and lower in the sky you will see the bright planet Venus. Venus will set about 10:30p.m. and Mars will set about an hour later at 11:30p.m. Both planets will be in the early evening sky throughout June. As each night goes by the two will appear to be getting closer as Mars is sinking toward the setting Sun and Venus is moving up in the sky, away from the Sun.
#astronomy #moon #Mars #Venus #whatgetsyououtoors #nightsky
We had such fun building mason bee houses and toad houses and got to meet Wildlife Ambassadors Barnaby and Tara (check out our stories for videos of Tara!) at today’s Family Backyard Habitat program! #backyardhabitat #backyardhabitats #communityconservation #wildernesscenter #supportyourlocalwildlife
