Reptile enthusiasts Dave Galley and Lukas Erickson feel like they landed the big one during a mid-May snake spotting expedition in the badlands of southern Alberta. "At first I thought it was a ...

A plains garter snake makes it way through the grass at Emily Murphy Park in Edmonton on Aug. 16, 2017. (Credit: Ed Kaiser) Alberta motorists are being warned to watch for snakes on the road when ...

Provincial data suggests Alberta’s roadkill numbers are soaring, with snakes hit particularly hard last year. Alberta Wildlife Watch says almost 400 snake carcasses were reported to it in 2023. The ...

New data reveals reported incidents of snakes becoming roadkill in Alberta are up almost 5,000 per cent. As a result, a snake-saving initiative is underway. A southern Alberta organization with a ...

BROOKS, ALTA.–In Dinosaur Provincial Park, an arid river valley in southeastern Alberta, Adam Martinson is trying to find out why rattlesnakes cross the road. Martinson, a University of Calgary ...

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A mule deer buck forages for food as the sun rises near Dog Pound, north of Calgary, on Jan. 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh Provincial data suggests Alberta’s roadkill numbers are soaring, ...