Moving houses can be a stressful period at the best of times. More so when your new home is plagued by snakes. In just two weeks, a woman who recently moved to Macoupin County, Illinois, has come ...

Garter snakes are among the most common snakes in North America, with a range spanning from Canada to Florida. Often kept as pets, they are relatively harmless, although some species do possess a mild ...

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 ...

A snake has been filmed giving birth to 11 tiny babies in a rare case of reptilian live birth. Northern Colorado Wildlife Center, a rehabilitation zoo, shared the video of one of its snakes pushing ...

Snakes are legless, slithering reptiles that can be found worldwide, except in Antarctica. There are more than 2,900 species of snakes, with 140 species known in the United States. One species ...

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 ...

Garter Snake at Bloomingdale park 2017-02-25 13.49.49.jpg This young garter snake was out in Bloomingdale Park during the "early spring" we had in late February. Early risers are usually males that ...

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 ...

A yellow-and-olive striped garter snake subspecies that once frequented Southern Arizona rivers and streams is in bad enough shape that it could disappear from the United States within a ...

UPDATE (May 24, 2021): Since this article was first published in 2017, Poison Control has reported 44 snakebite incidents statewide. Nearly 82% of those —36 bites — were from venomous species. Idaho ...