When you think of a garter snake or a rattlesnake, do you picture it slithering through the snow in the wintertime? Probably not. Snakes are ectothermic reptiles. This means they don’t maintain ...

Snakes need a warm environment to maintain a normal body temperature. So, snakes living in temperate climates must find shelter from the cold for the winter season. While snakes are known as solitary ...

Our yards, basements, and even garages offer everything snakes need: shelter, water, and, most importantly, food. And if you ...

There are dozens of species of snakes in the Triad, but which are friends and which are foes? An environmental specialist ...

Yellow garter snake. Image by brm1949 via Depositphotos Garter snakes hibernate for three to six months. They often hibernate in groups, sharing warmth. Their body temperature drops, and they enter a ...

Garter Snakes Communal Hibernate Garter snake. Image by Depositphotos. Unlike many other reptiles, garter snakes in colder regions of North America hibernate communally to survive winter. Gathering in ...

Forget fangs full of venom — the backsides of serpents pack secretions volatile enough to kill insect invaders.

According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the Snake, which symbolizes calmness, strategy, and introspection.

Snakes are elegant and cute, and don't go looking for humans to troll. Let's protect them from all the stupid things we do.

Customs intercepts passenger with 16 live snakes at Mumbai airport, working to send reptiles back to source country.