Garter snakes are harmless, very common and beneficially feed on slugs, leeches, large insects and small rodents in North American gardens.

Dekay's brownsnake (Storeria dekayi) is a small, non-venomous snake that prefers to spend its time hidden rather than out in the open. Adults of this species can grow to be between 9 and 13 inches ...

"Besides the copperhead, you have your green snakes, the brown snakes, the worm snakes, garter snakes, are all relatively small," Fields said. Beaufort County News Turtles, snakes and salt marshes.

Common brown (dekay) snakes, black rat snakes & black racers can be hard to ID. Here’s how to tell them apart. Non-venomous NC snakes that can look like a baby copperhead | Raleigh News & Observer ...

Brown House Snakes are nocturnal constrictors, killing their prey through suffocation, the same way a python does. They do not have fangs, nor venom, however, like pythons, they have a good set of ...

Snakes don't dig their own burrows, but that doesn't mean they can't take refuge in burrows created by something else. Here's how to identify and deal with a snake burrow in your yard.