SlowSlither
InCanada,it’swinter.Red-sidedgartersnakesarehibernating.Thismeanstheyaresleeping.Theysleepingroups.Theystayundergroundtostaywarm.Inspring,itgetswarmer.Thenthesnakeswakeup.Theyleavetheirdens.Theyslitheroutoftheground.
Whatguidesthem?Theirsenseofsmell.Theypickupsmellsfromthegroundandair.Eachsnakeremembersthesmellofitssummerhome.Whentheseasonschangeagain,theyreturntotheirwinterdens.
Whenred-sidedgartersnakesmigrate,theymovebythehundreds.
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