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 ...

Personally, I love snakes, but many people can't say the same. Whether you like them or not, they play a beneficial role in your garden's ecosystem (if you want to keep your plants, anyway). This ...

In an unassuming building at the San Francisco Zoo, 115 brilliantly colored baby snakes are being fattened up on a diet of worms. These are endangered San Francisco garter snakes and during a visit in ...