Garter snakes are among the most common and widely distributed snakes in the United States, with populations in nearly every state except Alaska. Generally harmless to humans, their mild venom is only ...

A Kansas-based golden retriever has gone viral after its owner recorded a TikTok of the pup bringing a 3-foot-long common garter snake back to his owner. The TikTok, which was posted in mid-March ...

Garter snakes are named for their resemblance to ... They range from southern New England to eastern Kansas and Nebraska, then south to Texas and Florida. They’re also found in localized areas ...

Researchers first encountered the unfamiliar-looking garter snake in 2015 while surveying reptiles in the mountains of Jalisco, according to a study published June 26 in the peer-reviewed journal ...