A Kasilof man made an unusual discovery in his backyard -- a garter snake. The Peninsula Clarion says George Pierce found the frozen, 1 1/2 foot-long reptile while feeding his dogs last Saturday. Pierce says he would never expect to find a snake so far north. Alaska Department of Fish and Game wildlife biologist Jeff Selinger says the find is not as far-fetched in southcentral Alaska as some might think. Selinger says the common garter snake is the only species of snake found in Alaska. He says the snake can be found as far up as northern Canada. Selinger says no snakes have been recorded living in the wild in the Kenai Peninsula. But he adds that it doesn't mean people can't have them as indoor pets.
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