Colorado is home to 29 snake species. If you are afraid of the reptile, you may want to avoid these five state bodies of ...

Identifying the garter snake becomes easy through the presence of the stripes. Most types of garter snakes exhibit three prominent stripes that cover their entire bodies. These stripes run in a ...

The Maritime provinces are not the first places that come to mind when thinking about snake habitat. Long winters and relatively cool temperatures limit reptile diversity compared with many other ...

While painted and snapping turtles are already basking on rocks and islands of Minnesota’s waterways, our state’s other well-known reptile — the garter snake — is similarly staking out sunny spots on ...

Kevin Wells of Eugene took this photo of a garter snake while on a hike with his girlfriend in April 2010 at Fern Ridge Reservoir.

The post The Smell, the Hiss, the Coil: A Garter Snake's Defense appeared first on A-Z Animals. Garter snakes have a reputation for being one of the gentlest reptiles you can find in your garden. They ...

In an unassuming building at the San Francisco Zoo, 115 brilliantly colored baby snakes are being fattened up on a diet of worms. These are endangered San Francisco garter snakes and during a visit in ...