Many garter species can be identified by three light stripes along their back which are yellow or orange in color, along with a sleek black body. While garters are relatively harmless, if you pick ...

Seven-year-old Evan Smith got quite the surprise when he went inside the public washroom at Brackley Beach earlier this month. Slithering along the concrete floor was an 80-centimetre garter snake.

While garter snakes have been found breeding in Western Newfoundland, the animals are rarely seen on the Avalon. The snake excreted a strong scent as a defence mechanism, which Rollings described ...

Daly said a bite from this kind of snake feels like velcro or grabbing a thistle. And while garter snakes technically have venom, he said the amount isn’t dangerous to humans, only fish and frogs.

Garter snakes, belonging to the genus Thamnophis, are nonvenomous snakes found in North America, known for their striking longitudinal stripes. They thrive in varied habitats, mainly consuming ...

The valley garter snake is easily identified by its distinctive red or orange bands that run down its sides. Many garter snakes also have yellow banding, and they’re usually less than four feet ...

The subspecies endemic to the Willamette Valley is called the red-spotted garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis concinnus). The orange head is unique.