The species name for the common garter snake is Thamnophis sirtalis. Sirtalis is Latin for “like a garter” and likely refers to the dorsal stripe that these snakes display. The common garter ...

It was a Sunday and a big storm was on the way. The morning was fairly calm, but clouds had moved in and there wasn’t much ...

Three longitudinal stripes running from head to tail that ... over 6 feet long and is easily confused with the eastern garter ...

The northern Mexican garter snake is primarily olive in color and has three lateral stripes that run the length of its body with a yellow stripe down the back. In the United States, the species is ...

The paradise tree snake lives in a tropical rainforest. It has a dark body with beautiful spots of green, yellow, and red ...

DESCRIPTION: The San Francisco garter snake is a slender, three-foot-long snake with an orange head, a greenish-yellow back bordered by red and black stripes, and a bright greenish-blue or turquoise ...

A nature photographer captured images of a striped snake molting in a rice paddy in Shiga Prefecture, a rare observation even among serpents in captivity. With the weather warming up, snakes have ...

Rainbow Boa: True to its name, this South American beauty shimmers with hues of red, orange, yellow, green, and blue, creating a mesmerizing spectacle. Corn Snake: A popular pet snake, with ...