The eastern garter snakes (and all other species of garter snakes) are some of the most common snakes you can find in the ...

Characteristics: Plains garter snakes can be quite long ... patches as the dorsal scales. Venom: The eastern copperhead is the first of the venomous species. They use a hemotoxin that destroys ...

In these shallow, ephemeral waters, species like the Mexican garter snake once carved out a precarious existence. But these highly adapted, rare animals are no match for pumping, livestock grazing, ...