We've had almost no Rough Earth Snakes and Ringnecks, but tons of toads and frogs, and I've heard from other people that garters are scarce as well. We've seen one ribbon snake, and that's it. Last year, we could go outside on almost any sunny day, brush back long grass on the garden borders, and find a couple dozen Earth snakes and ringnecks.
I'm wondering if the cold winter was really hard on the smaller snakes?