Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you head to Rehoboth Beach and walk into the Atlantic Ocean, you know there's something in the water. From sharks to jellyfish, ...

Eastern Garter Snake Species: Thamnophis sirtalis The Eastern garter snake is one of the most adaptable and common snakes in North Carolina. Typically growing 2 to 4 feet long, these slender snakes ...

Michigan has 18 snake species, most of which are harmless and beneficial to the ecosystem. Five common Michigan snakes include the Eastern garter, Eastern milk, Northern water, Eastern hog-nosed, and ...

If you enjoy boating or swimming in one of South Carolina’s lakes, you should know this: chances are there are snakes in that water. Might not be venomous but they are snakes nonetheless. South ...

The Virginia Senate voted Thursday to make the Eastern garter snake the official state reptile after one lawmaker made a spirited push for the timber rattlesnake. Humorous debate ensued. When it comes ...