It’s a hiss-toric time for the giant garter snake (Thamnophis gigas), as this wetland-dwelling reptile just became California ...

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 ...

One summer day I lifted the black plastic top of our composter and jumped back, startled — a large snake was curled up on top of the compost. The yellow stripe down the center of its dark back and two ...

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 ...

Celebrate California's biodiversity with the newly designated state snake and shrub: the Giant Garter Snake and Bigberry Manzanita. Learn what makes them special.