Garter snakes are typically thin snakes with a length of between 18-42 inches. They normally have narrow heads but can ...

It was a Sunday and a big storm was on the way. The morning was fairly calm, but clouds had moved in and there wasn’t much time before the snow started to fall. In a perfect world I could have simply ...

Snakes primarily bite in self-defense, often due to fear, hunger, or stress from poor handling. However, some species, ...

Discover how a winter woodpile becomes a haven for garter snakes, revealing fascinating insights into their habits and nature ...

Seattle Kraken’s Lunar New Year theme night, on Jan. 28, the eve of Lunar New Year, featured a special jersey design from ...

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 ...

Snakes are admired for their beauty and significance in ecosystems. Across the globe, species like the blue coral snake, San ...

The garter snake rescue is Wild Arc’s first medical emergency of the year, and is notable as reptile and amphibian rescues ...

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 ...