Discover how a winter woodpile becomes a haven for garter snakes, revealing fascinating insights into their habits and nature ...

It was a Sunday and a big storm was on the way. The morning was fairly calm, but clouds had moved in and there wasn’t much time before the snow started to fall. In a perfect world I could have simply ...

A fire came through the canyon in 1993, and Dad and Arthur stayed behind with utility hoses and nearly 20,000 gallons of ...

it’s not always necessary to remove non-venomous snake species, like rat snakes and garter snakes. Snakes don’t damage plants or landscaping, and they benefit gardens by gobbling up voles ...

A garter snake lies curled up near a log. Image by Wirepec via Depositphotos. Want to welcome garter snakes into your garden? It’s simple! Provide them with hiding spots like piles of rocks, logs, or ...

A garter snake lies curled up near a log ... To create a welcoming habitat for these garden friendly snakes, ensure ample hiding spots such as rock piles, logs, and dense plantings where they can seek ...

He turned a wild garter snake, then another ... We’d point to the piles of debris: I can’t tell if that used to be so-and-so’s house. When we saw the hills with nothing on them, I tried ...

As we walk, we accidentally flush out a variety of residents: a skinny garter snake, a fluffy sandpiper chick hunkered ... slimy rolls of tarp, piles of rusty rebar. The divers come in and out of the ...