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a common garter snake feeds on small rabbits, mice, gophers, and squirrels, birds, leeches, lizards, pinkies (baby mice), small frogs. Small garters eat small minnows, but not too big as they cant digest it.
Crickets are bad for them, as they can't digest the shell. Earthworms have no nutritional value for them.
Food is swallowed whole. Garter snakes often adapt to eating whatever they can find, and whenever. Although they feed mostly upon live animals, they will sometimes eat eggs as well.
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Do any bass eat garter snakes?
Yes a Largemouth Bass will eat a garter snake if starving 2 death but normally garter snakes eat bass
What kind of bugs do baby garter snakes eat?
Baby garter snakes will eat small earthworms and live fish or tadpoles.
Do garter snakes eat any kind of salamanders?
Yes. Salamandars are part of a garter snake's diet.
Who are a garter snake's predators?
As for most snakes, Garter snakes have other animals that will eat it. Foxes, birds, coyotes and other mammals closely related to foxes and coyotes will eat Garter snakes. It's 'enemies' are its predators or even humans can be a threat to snakes. Garter snakes can even be a threat to humans if overpopulated in one place, for example 20 Garter snakes in a person's backyard can be a hazard to ones health especially to infants or babies.
Can an eastern garter snake eat other snakes?
Garter snakes do not consider other snakes as food. Therefore - it's highly unlikely they'd even consider eating another snake.
Can baby garter snakes eat ants?
Garter snakes can eat ants but they are more common to eat other things
Do any bass eat garter snakes?
Yes a Largemouth Bass will eat a garter snake if starving 2 death but normally garter snakes eat bass
Do garter snakes eat eggs?
No, garter snakes do not eat turtle eggs. Garter snakes prefer live and moving food and turtle eggs are generally too large for them to swallow.
Do garter snakes eat grass?
No. All snakes are carnivores. Garter snakes prey on lizards, amphibians, and various invertebrates.
What kind of bugs do baby garter snakes eat?
Baby garter snakes will eat small earthworms and live fish or tadpoles.
What dobaby gardner snakes eat?
Common Garter or Garden snakes eat the same as larger ones, except they feed on smaller worm or larvae and insects.
Do hawks eat garter snakes?
No. Hawks are too big for garter snakes to eat. It is more likely that a hawk would eat a garter snake.
Do garter snakes eat any kind of salamanders?
Yes. Salamandars are part of a garter snake's diet.
Are common garter venomous snake?
Not really. If they bite you, then the most it can do is break the skin. However, you shouldn't eat them because some animals that they like to eat could poison you if you eat the snake.
Do grizzly bears eat garter snakes?
no
Do garter snakes eat pillbugs?
Yes
Do garter snakes eat salamanders?
sometimes
