A garter snake by another color can still be a garter snake. Usually garter snakes, black rat snakes and green snakes are pretty familiar snakes and most of us can recognize them. But when Kim Mack ...

Discover the vibrant world of snakes, often overlooked but boasting stunning colors and patterns. From the gold-ringed cat ...

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To continue a previous theme on snakes, I’ll present some additional common, non-venomous (or at least not harmful to humans) species from the area. These snakes come in a variety of sizes, colors, ...

One summer day I lifted the black plastic top of our composter and jumped back, startled — a large snake was curled up on top of the compost. The yellow stripe down the center of its dark back and two ...

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 ...

The eastern garter snake, the species native to Massachusetts, is typically 2 feet or so in length, but the record is slightly over 4 feet. Declared the state reptile in 2007 by then Gov. Mitt Romney, ...

Six snake species in Florida can kill you, but few people have died in 20 years. Still, researchers say we need to learn more ...

One summer day I lifted the black plastic top of our composter and jumped back, startled — a large snake was curled up on top of the compost. The yellow stripe down the center of its dark back and two ...