As spring approaches, we begin to see the natural world awaken. Birds are chirping, insects are buzzing and wildlife seems more abundant than ever. One welcome critter is the garter snake. Garter ...

Montana's rivers and reservoirs harbor all 10 native snake species, forming critical lifelines for reptiles that bridge aquatic and land ecosystems. These waterways offer hunting grounds, hibernation ...

The dam that forms Varsity Lake on the University of Colorado campus is solid, but nevertheless riddled with crevices that provide safe havens for western terrestrial garter snakes, Thamnophis elegans ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract I observed a Western Terrestrial Garter Snake (Thamnophis elegans) attacking a large (approximately 9-d-old) nestling Dark-eyed Junco (Junco ...

Kevin Wells of Eugene took this photo of a garter snake while on a hike with his girlfriend in April 2010 at Fern Ridge Reservoir. “A little ways in, this relatively large and particularly colorful ...

Imagine you’re hiking your favorite trail through the montane shrublands and hear a small rustle in the vegetation by your feet. You immediately freeze in your tracks and concentrate on the ground ...

PHOENIX — A threatened species for nearly a decade, the narrow-headed garter snake is getting new life and help from scientists at the Phoenix Zoo. Tara Harris, director of conservation and science at ...