In the wetlands, streams, and marshes of North America, garter snakes and water snakes often cross paths. These encounters may seem like a potential fight, but they are rarely deadly. Instead, they ...

Water snakes from the eastern United States are being found in increasing numbers throughout California’s waterways, and biologists at the University of California at Davis are growing concerned. The ...

Garter snakes are native to Nevada and the West. The snakes may hibernate in winter, and if they do, they typically emerge in early spring or late winter. There are multiple species that live in our ...

Two New Mexico river snake species nearing extinction were the subject of a lawsuit filed by a conservation group challenging reductions in habitat land set aside by the federal government for both ...

New York's Finger Lakes region is home to over half of the state's 17 snake species, including the common garter snake and ...

Warm summer weather is right around the corner, and with that comes trips to the nearest body of water to cool off. But do we know what is actually in the water? Do we know what's crawling - or ...

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 ...