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SNAPPED: Springtime brings fun opportunities to find snakes

Kevin Cody
May 25, 2023

A female garter snake. Photo: TownLift // Kevin Cody.

UTAH — Spring weather brings new opportunities for wildlife to spot in nature. Garter snakes come in many different colors and can be found in virtually every type of ecosystem across the country. While they may be widespread, they are not easy to spot due to their coloring and patterns acting as camouflage, concealing them from our eyes.

This garter snake uses it's green and black coloring to hide in the long blades of grass. — This garter snake uses its green and black coloring to hide in the long blades of grass. TownLift // Kevin Cody.

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A male garter snake. TownLift // Kevin Cody.

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By: Kevin Cody

Contact: kevin@townlift.com

Like many transplants to Utah, Kevin started his journey to Park City as a ski instructor in 2014 and fell in love with the mountains enough to stay. A skier since the age of 2 and a half, he still gets excited about carving turns down the slopes and hopping into the powder on snow days. Kevin's passion for storytelling and photography led him to a second bachelor's degree focused on communications and fine art photography from the University of Utah. Paired with his first undergrad in ecology from Oklahoma State University, Kevin particularly enjoys writing environmental and nature stories. In his spare time, you can usually find him in his jeep looking for wildlife and landscapes to photograph.

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