Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two eastern garter snakes are shown. Scientists are finding that snakes exhibit more social behaviors than previously thought.

In the Canadian province of Manitoba, the Narcisse Snake Dens is the provincial wildlife management area, which is located in the Rural Municipality of Armstrong. These dens are the winter home of ...

Every spring in Manitoba, up to 100000 red sided garter snakes emerge from underground limestone dens, forming swirling mating balls. Why do they gather here in such astonishing numbers?

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PHOENIX — The Phoenix Zoo, along with several conservation partners released 25 threatened garter snakes into the Tonto National Forest on Sept. 13. The garter snakes’ release by the Phoenix Zoo was ...

AND RESCUE. WELL, CALIFORNIA NOW HAS A STATE SNAKE. IT IS THE GIANT GARTER SNAKE. THE POPULATION OF THE GIANT GARTER SNAKE HAS DECLINED BY MORE THAN 90% OVER THE LAST CENTURY. THERE IT IS. IT WAS ...

It’s not always easy getting the average person obsessed with snakes. They’re often an object of fear. But some enthusiasts want to change that — like Michael Starkey. He’s the founder of the ...

It was a Sunday and a big storm was on the way. The morning was fairly calm, but clouds had moved in and there wasn’t much time before the snow started to fall. In a perfect world, I could have simply ...