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

Garter Snake vs. Copperhead: Habitat and Range Native to North America, garter snakes enjoy a range from Costa Rica to the ...

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

"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.

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.

Snakes can range from five inches long to 30-feet. Think Burmese pythons. ... With 30 known species, Virginia’s official state snake is the eastern garter 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.

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 ...