Snakes do have predators, including foxes, racoons, birds and turtles. To make your garden snake-friendly, provide areas of refuge such as rock piles, logs and flat rocks to allow sunbathing.

These snakes can pose a real risk to your safety. In some states, there is also a large population of invasive constrictors that are big enough to threaten even large dogs. If you see any of these ...

Snakes prey on mice, rats, moles, voles, lizards, frogs, slugs and even other snakes. More than 30 species of snakes make the Bay Area home. Of those, only rattlesnakes are venomous to humans.

Few bites occur, and trying to catch or kill a snake is the most likely way to get bitten. Snakes do not try to live inside our houses. Snakes are the best control we have for rodent populations.

ROCK HILL — Faintly, South Carolinians may hear the random crack of an egg if they're outdoors this fall. What comes out of the egg will slither. "Most U.S. snakes are born in August and ...

Reptiles, including turtles and snakes, play a vital role in the Southeastern North Carolina ecosystem. Snakes help control rodent populations, preventing crop damage and disease spread.

Gathering at the garden: Friends get together every spring for potluck ‘Snakes in the Garden’ dinner May 27, 2015 0 3 min to read ...