It’s not always easy getting the average person obsessed with snakes. But some enthusiasts want to change that — like Michael ...

Why is this the largest gathering of snakes? What attracts them? This grouping of red-sided garter snakes has the most northern range of any reptile in the Western Hemisphere. It's due to a lucky ...

If you’ve ever spent time in the swamps or rivers of the southeastern United States, then chances are good that you’ve seen a cottonmouth snake. They’re known as dangerous pests that can sometimes ...

Around 75,000 to 150,000 red-sided garter snakes gather for mating. This is the world's largest snake aggregation. Conservation efforts, like tunnels under highways, helped the snake population ...

Garter snakes live all over North America, with some notable subspecies including the giant garter snake that can grow to nearly 6 feet long (1.8 meters). The rarest of garter snakes is the San ...

The garter snake's habitat includes meadows ... with three other species either threatened or of special concern, according to the DNR. The largest snake in Michigan, the gray (black) rat snake, is a ...