Not every creepy crawler is your enemy. This "scary" garden nuisance might look like trouble, but it's actually one of your best backyard allies.

Garter snakes are among a gardener’s best friends. They will eat grasshoppers, beetles and small mammals – all pests. Montana has three species of garter snakes: common, terrestrial and plains. All ...

As spring approaches, we begin to see the natural world awaken. Birds are chirping, insects are buzzing and wildlife seems more abundant than ever. One welcome critter is the garter snake. Garter ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. -- Andrea Bathje found the first snake in her home in April 1999. She freaked out, screamed for her husband, George, and refused to take her eyes off him or the snake until he had taken ...

It was an unusual set of events. The large garter snake we had come across was in the process of squeezing to death a small vole. I have seen a lot of garter snakes over the years, but never one that ...

SILVER CITY, N.M.— In response to nearly two decades of scientific and legal advocacy by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected 447 stream miles in the ...