Sirtalis is Latin for “like a garter” and likely refers to the dorsal stripe that these snakes display. The common garter ...

Oases in the desert, Southwestern streams are among the most delicate ecosystems on the planet. In these shallow, ephemeral waters, species like the Mexican garter snake once carved out a precarious ...

The giant garter snake is one of North America's largest native snakes, reaching up to 64 inches in length and endemic to California's Central Valley, where it originally inhabited natural wetlands.

The most widespread and frequently encountered snakes in New York state are the garter snake and the water snake. Garter snakes use a wide variety of habitats, from woodlands to marshes to fields and ...

Each spring as the sun begins to warm the land, the largest gathering of snakes in the world emerges from their underground lairs in Narcisse, Manitoba. They have one thing on their mind - mating.

one of the common semiaquatic snake species living along the river is the queen snake, similar to a garter snake, which feeds on crayfish. The scenic Snake River Overlook is nine miles north of ...

The garter snake is a good choice for beginners, particularly due to its manageable size, typically reaching 2 to 3 feet (0.6 to 0.9 meters) in length, and its active, curious personality.

Today, we're going to dive into the watery world of one of North America's most fascinating reptiles: the queen snake.

One well-documented example of an arms race adaptation is the potent poison in the skin of the newt Taricha granulosa, which is food for the garter snake. Over time, some genetic variants of the ...

But his passion for reptiles began long before that. When he was six-years-old, Jeremy rescued a garter snake from the neighbor's yard. He brought it to a safe place in the wild and set it free.