A garter snake rests on a wood pile. Joe McDonald Getty Images The Western terrestrial garter snake species is common in most habitats but spends a lot of time in water. These snakes are typically ...

The dam that forms Varsity Lake on the University of Colorado campus is solid, but nevertheless riddled with crevices that provide safe havens for western terrestrial garter snakes, Thamnophis elegans ...

The most common snake you may come across is the Western terrestrial garter snake, or the wandering garter snake, which can be identified by a light yellow or white central dorsal stripe running from ...

It grows to 2 to 3 feet.” Western terrestrial garter snake. “This garter snake is usually gray-brown or black, with a dark, checkered pattern between yellow stripes.” It can grow to 40 inches.

Imagine a garden filled with slugs, toads, mice and grasshoppers. And if it doesn't take much imagination, consider adding a couple of small logs or mini-mountains of loosely piled rocks to the ...

Four are the most common — the Western rattlesnake, North American racer, gopher snake and terrestrial garter snake. Western rattlesnake: Rattlesnakes (the Western and less common prairie ...

Colorado is home to 29 species of snakes. However, only a couple snake species are found slithering around Eagle County. Most commonly seen are Western terrestrial garter snakes. Great Basin gopher ...

It grows to 2 to 3 feet.” Western terrestrial garter snake. “This garter snake is usually gray-brown or black, with a dark, checkered pattern between yellow stripes.” It can grow to 40 inches.