While many species are harmless and generally avoid humans, knowing their habitats can help lessen the shock of an unexpected ...

Colorado is a popular tourist destination in the central United States. It is home to a wide range of environments, from ...

Garter snakes are harmless, very common and beneficially feed on slugs, leeches, large insects and small rodents in North American gardens.

The narrow-headed garter snake and northern Mexican garter snake dwell in riverbeds of Arizona and southern New Mexico along the Gila River.

Characteristics: Eastern milk snakes range from 2 to 4 ½ feet. They're one of the most recognizable species, ... Common garter snakes live in forests, grasslands and wetlands.

"Garter snakes typically have between 10 to 40 babies at a time so while a tad on the smaller side, her 11 are within the normal range," it continued.

Snakes have friends too. The study is the latest in a growing body of evidence that animals form tight bonds—suggesting that they’re more like us than we thought.

In one corner: North American eastern garter snakes, predators of insects and fish with a surprisingly complex social life. In the other, African ball pythons, a largely solitary, sedentary snake ...

Also, livestock grazing, groundwater pumping and many other activities have eliminated the snake from at least 90 percent of its range in the Southwest, Wildlife Service officials said.

Garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis) ... as it has grown scarce even in its main range in York County. There is by legend a 10th species of snake here, the timber rattlesnake, ...

If a snake has lines running down its body length mid-center and, on each side, it is a garter snake. How Nebraska's garter snakes earn their stripes Skip to main content Skip to main content ...