A garter snake by another color can still be a garter snake. Usually garter snakes, black rat snakes and green snakes are pretty familiar snakes and most of us can recognize them. But when Kim Mack ...

Beyond the typical browns and greens, a world of vibrant snakes exists, adorned with striking colors and patterns. From the iridescent scales of the Rainbow Boa to the dazzling hues of the San ...

Kevin Wells of Eugene took this photo of a garter snake while on a hike with his girlfriend in April 2010 at Fern Ridge Reservoir. “A little ways in, this relatively large and particularly colorful ...

The narrow-headed garter snake is a nonvenomous snake found in and near the cool, clear headwater streams of the U.S. Southwest. With its stripeless, grayish-colored body, it has been called “drab” in ...

Earlier this month, Alison Willy took her 10-year-old daughter, Sarah, on an unusual California vacation trip, a search for the colorful San Francisco garter snake and other rare animals such as the ...

Claim to fame: This small striped reptile is probably Missouri’s most common snake and one of the most frequently seen snakes in North America. Species status: Garter snakes are abundant throughout ...

Spending time outdoors in the summer months sometimes means crossing paths with one of the area’s most common reptiles – the Eastern garter snake. Often, just the sight of a snake can add a little ...

One summer day I lifted the black plastic top of our composter and jumped back, startled — a large snake was curled up on top of the compost. The yellow stripe down the center of its dark back and two ...