There are many difrent kinds of garder snakes. Most are small. Some den up in mass in the winter time. I have seen video with hundreds of snakes in one rocky area. I rate them as one of the smarter snakes that I have held in captivity for a time. Their bite is of no consern but they do have a musk gland that is. My sister was out on the farm today playing with a good sized one. She filled up two cards trying to get a sharp one with his brite red toung out. Not sure if she ever did.