While many snakes are harmless, stumbling upon them while doing your chores isn't fun. Here's how to avoid a surprise ...

Sacramento County officials are weighing a wave of development proposals that could turn thousands of acres of rice fields ...

Counts of the elusive giant garter snake have dwindled in recent decades. What could unexpected construction do to its Natomas Basin havens?

If your child picks up a snake and brings it home, chances are very good it is a garter snake. These harmless reptiles occur throughout the Siouxland area. There are several subspecies of garter ...

Most people don’t think about snakes in November, but some snakes are still slinking through the grasses or moving through our backyards in certain areas of Nebraska. One you may see is a nonvenomous ...

A group of rattlesnake researchers from California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) have installed a camera system called the RattleCam at a “mega-den” of rattlesnakes in Colorado. The cameras ...

The Golden State has added an official shrub and snake, both selected for how they embody California’s natural resilience.

The giant garter snake is now California’s official state snake. Discover its unique traits and habitat challenges.

Thanks to a friend who's more observant than I, I recently discovered a new species of reptile in my own backyard. It was a plains garter snake, known by scientists as Thamnophis radix. I should ...

If your first glance at the photos on this page caused an involuntary shudder, you are not alone. Fear of snakes might be the most common phobia, according to psychologists. Even people who are not ...