Discover how a winter woodpile becomes a haven for garter snakes, revealing fascinating insights into their habits and nature's resilience.

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 ...

If you’re the one always reaching out, always making plans, always keeping the connection alive, it’s time to ask yourself why. Friendships should be a two-way street, not a full-time job where you’re ...

Garter snakes come in a variety of colors and patterns ... grow and many hide nearby after shedding their skin. Snakes can ...

With the weather warming up, snakes have emerged from hibernation and are shedding their skin as they grow. Although it common to come across shedded skin, the actual molting is more difficult to ...

One well-documented example of an arms race adaptation is the potent poison in the skin of the newt Taricha granulosa, which is food for the garter snake. Over time, some genetic variants of the ...