▁themselves . ▁Most ▁young ▁reach ▁sexual ▁m atur ity ▁after ▁two ▁years , ▁but ▁most ▁usually ▁wait ▁until ▁the ▁third ▁year . ▁ ▁Be havior ▁T . ▁s . ▁sa ur it us ▁stays ▁active ▁year ▁around . ▁However , ▁in ▁col der ▁months , ▁the ▁s nake ▁may ▁be ▁forced ▁to ▁hibernate , ▁typically ▁in ▁ant ▁m ounds , ▁mole ▁t unn els , ▁c ray fish ▁bur rows , ▁mus k rat ▁lod ges , ▁and ▁bank ▁bur rows . ▁Rib bon ▁sn akes ▁rarely ▁b ite ▁when ▁handled , ▁but ▁they ▁do ▁produce ▁a ▁f oul ▁mus k ▁from ▁their ▁anal ▁g lands ▁when ▁they ▁feel ▁threatened . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Center ▁for ▁Re pt iles ▁and ▁Am ph ib ians ▁IN HS ▁Am ph ib ian ▁and ▁Re pt ile ▁Collection ▁Eastern ▁rib bon ▁s nake ▁Sn akes ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁T elling ▁g arter ▁sn akes ▁and ▁rib bon ▁sn akes ▁apart ▁Center ▁for ▁Re pt ile ▁and ▁Am ph ib ian ▁Conserv ation ▁and ▁Management ▁U MA SS ▁Ext ension ' s ▁Natural ▁Resources ▁and ▁Environment al ▁Conserv ation ▁Program ▁ ▁sa ur it us ▁sa ur it us ▁Category : Re pt iles ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Re pt iles ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 6 <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Challenge ▁Bell ▁was ▁a ▁tennis ▁tournament ▁played ▁on ▁ind oor ▁car pet ▁courts ▁at ▁the ▁P E PS ▁de ▁l ' Univers ité ▁L aval ▁in ▁Quebec