Red-side garter snakes emerge from cracks and caves in Manitoba's Interlake region every spring. They form mating balls, and once the deed is done disperse into the woods to chow down on frogs ...

If the snake starts to rattle, Monk says that's a sign the animal is stressed and you're too close. "They might be rattling, but they'll sort of back up away from you. They're not going to want to ...