Are There Snake-Infested Lakes in North Carolina? Here’s What You’ll Actually Find

North Carolina doesn’t have any officially “snake-infested” lakes. But if you spend time around freshwater wetlands, rivers, ...
AOL

Do you know all 28 species of snakes in Iowa? Here's how you can identify them:

Iowa has 28 species of snakes, five of which are venomous. Snakes form a key part of the ecosystems they inhabit, helping to keep populations of mice, squirrels, other small animals and even insects ...
kcra.com

California names giant garter snake as its official state snake

AND RESCUE. WELL, CALIFORNIA NOW HAS A STATE SNAKE. IT IS THE GIANT GARTER SNAKE. THE POPULATION OF THE GIANT GARTER SNAKE HAS DECLINED BY MORE THAN 90% OVER THE LAST CENTURY. THERE IT IS. IT WAS ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Can Snakes Recognize Themselves? One Species Has Passed a Modified ‘Mirror Test’ Based on Smell

In a modified version of the mirror self-recognition experiment, eastern garter snakes showed signs that they recognize their own scent. Mark Nenadov via Flickr under CC BY 2.0 DEED For decades, ...
East Bay Times

Stunning California snake endangered since the 1960s prepares to make a comeback

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 ...