Baby Garter vs. Spider Web

There are times where I love my job more than usual: this is one time. So I was sitting at my desk and my co-worker comes up to me and plops a piece of paper on my desk. On that paper, was the tiniest snake I had ever seen. Our Associate Director of Facilities & Grounds was sweeping the floors and discovered this little guy caught in a spider's web! He rescued it and gave it to me to take care of it! Haha. I find it quite amusing that I am the go-to person to be given such tasks. But I'll take it! So we used some tweezers to remove the cob webs and placed it in a specimen jar to calm down from its terrifying series of events. Before we let it go, we had to take a picture of it next to a quarter. It was that tiny!

It really got me thinking, could a spider really eat a snake? Maybe a tiny, tiny snake? Herp friends, help me out! Is it possible?

theChristyBel

The Tiniest Garter Snake Ever Found

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A snake's most vulnerable moment in time is when it's about to shed. Snakes will shed their skin in one piece, including eye caps. They do this monthly. Skin becomes dull, their eyes become cloudy or "bluish," and they become more nervous (since they cannot see well). When you see a snake about to shed, please give it space to make it feel comfortable.