Garter snakes, belonging to the genus Thamnophis, are nonvenomous snakes found in North America, known for their striking ...

Jamie Utz, a wildlife diversity biologist at the Nampa regional office of Idaho Fish and Game, described brumation as ...

Wood frogs settle just below the ground surface to hibernate, and their bodies literally freeze until spring. Garter snakes in cold climates hibernate through the winter — and it’s a communal event.

Wood frogs settle just below the ground surface to hibernate, and their bodies literally freeze until spring. Garter snakes in cold climates hibernate through the winter — and it’s a communal event.

Some of these snakes go into a state of brumation, which is a type of hibernation ... ball python, and garter snake. These reptiles don’t mind being handled, and their active nature makes ...

Common Garter Snake. Image by JDunbarPhoto via Depositphotos. Garter snakes are active all year in the southern U.S., but in colder northern regions, they hibernate during winter. In spring, they come ...

Their hibernation is not continuous; they wake up periodically throughout the winter to eat stored food and move around. California Red-Sided Garter. By Jaden Clark – Own work, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia ...