The endangered San Francisco garter snake, usually a harmless creature, has struck again, stalling construction on the BART extension to San Francisco International Airport for a second time. State ...

They rarely have a pattern between the yellow stripes. Garter snakes, which can be highly variable, often have a checkerboard-type pattern between the side stripes, and may or may not have a mahogany ...

There are things I know. Snakes, for instance, are not inherently bad. Not if you know the rules. If a snake has a head like an arrow and your children are near, you beat that thing to death with a ...

There are currently 18 to 19 families of snakes with approximately 2,950 different species. With so many snakes, both on land and in the sea, there is a wide variety of colors and sizes. In the ...

Discover the vibrant world of snakes, often overlooked but boasting stunning colors and patterns. From the gold-ringed cat snake to the San Francisco ...

It’s the time of year when visitors to the forest preserves may encounter snakes, but these animals pose little danger to humans. The eastern massasauga is the only venomous snake native to DuPage, ...