With Memorial Day now behind us and as we head deeper into the spring, you’ll find our fields and forests flourishing with new life as wild critters all across the countryside are raising their next ...

Dense growth and a cozy, prey-filled habitat make these grasses a dream for snakes — great for nature, not so great for surprise encounters.

Encountering a garden snake is often a sign of a healthy ecosystem, with many species being harmless and beneficial pest controllers. From the distinctive grass snake to the legless lizard slow worm, ...

Kellogg, Minn. – In a sandy tract of grassland where the Zumbro River empties into the Mississippi, Jeff LeClere wades in waist-high grass. The scientist's visit to Weaver Dunes, is the latest foray ...

Guess which snake species you’re most likely to encounter in the Inland Northwest? Hint: It’s not the western rattlesnake. Not even close. Chances are, you called it a “garden snake” when you were a ...