Garter snakes can survive being frozen solid for hours. Here’s how evolution, biochemistry and behavior have allowed them to ...

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 ...

Nature has an extraordinary talent for showcasing diversity through its fascinating array of creatures, and snakes are no ...

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, ...

There are three species of garter snakes in the San Francisco Bay region. The terrestrial garter snake, the aquatic garter snake and then there are two snakes that are very closely related and are ...

A sure sign of spring in New England is the appearance of garter snakes. Having spent the winter lying dormant safely below the frost line, the ubiquitous striped serpents usually emerge from their ...

Garter Snake at Bloomingdale park 2017-02-25 13.49.49.jpg This young garter snake was out in Bloomingdale Park during the "early spring" we had in late February. Early risers are usually males that ...