Lakes across New York State are becoming unexpected snake hotspots, with some bodies of water now labeled the most ...

Garter snakes are named for their resemblance to ... include the Southern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix), Northern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen), Osage Copperhead ...

And in 2014, Mexican garter snakes were finally protected as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act. After almost two decades of Center advocacy, in 2021 the Service granted northern Mexican ...

Good news is, most of the 21 species of snakes a person might encounter — rat snakes, garter snakes, etc. — are harmless. But there are three snakes, in particular, in Pa. that are venomous.

The deep limestone crevasses are also a bit of a zoological oddity in that their northern latitude makes the garter snake the only reptile known to survive happily in such a cold climate.