Garter snakes are among the most common and widely distributed snakes in the United States, with populations in nearly every state except Alaska. Generally harmless to humans, their mild venom is only ...

I was lucky enough to have a companion who was always willing to participate in an outdoors adventure. Those adventures ran the gamut of horseback hunts in the Rocky Mountains on trails no wider than ...

Warmer weather means you have a greater chance of encountering snakes. Here is what experts say to do if that happens.

Garter snakes grow to 15 to 29 inches long and their ... they emerge from hibernation in spring, Huron-Clinton MetroParks said, and once the days are longer and steadily warmer they spend the ...

Spring is here and that means the snakes will ... Good news is, most of the 21 species of snakes a person might encounter — rat snakes, garter snakes, etc. — are harmless.

Garter snakes grow to 15 to 29 inches long and their ... they emerge from hibernation in spring, Huron-Clinton MetroParks said, and once the days are longer and steadily warmer they spend the ...

Spring is here and that means the snakes will ... Good news is, most of the 21 species of snakes a person might encounter — rat snakes, garter snakes, etc. — are harmless.

The five most common snake species you're likely to see are the Eastern garter snake, Eastern milk snake, Northern water snake, Eastern hog-nosed snake and the Brown snake. "Snakes play a vital ...