It was an unusual set of events. The large garter snake we had come across was in the process of squeezing to death a small vole. I have seen a lot of garter snakes over the years, but never one that ...

Spending time outdoors in the summer months sometimes means crossing paths with one of the area’s most common reptiles – the Eastern garter snake. Often, just the sight of a snake can add a little ...

A Maryland teenager got quite the scare when she discovered a tiny snake slithering out of her bathtub drain. “Why is there a snake in my tub?” she asks in the clip. “There are snakes in Baltimore now ...

Garter snake to be removed from protection in Wis. Eds: Updates with further detail, quotes. MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A small garter snake whose protected status has delayed construction projects in ...

COCHRANE, Alberta — Police in Canada were called about an animal emergency — a purported python slithering around a gas station convenience store. However, when authorities arrived, it turned out that ...

Counts of the elusive giant garter snake have dwindled in recent decades. What could unexpected construction do to its Natomas Basin havens?

HONOLULU — A small snake was found in a shipping container of Christmas trees that was being inspected at the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) Plant Quarantine Branch (PQB) in Honolulu earlier ...

On one of those unseasonably cool days this month, I ventured out to remove the cover off my large compost pile and discovered a surprise underneath the tarp. As I pulled back the edges to expose the ...

The narrow-headed garter snake is a nonvenomous snake found in and near the cool, clear headwater streams of the U.S. Southwest. With its stripeless, grayish-colored body, it has been called “drab” in ...

Sacramento County officials are weighing a wave of development proposals that could turn thousands of acres of rice fields ...

The giant garter snake is now California’s official state snake. Discover its unique traits and habitat challenges.