The garter snake also called a grass snake ... and others have splotchy patterns between their stripes, making them appear checkered. Copperheads are heavy-bodied snakes with triangular heads.

DESCRIPTION: The giant garter snake reaches up 64 inches in length. Individual snakes vary in color from brownish to olive, with a checkered pattern of black spots, a yellow stripe down the center of ...

In these shallow, ephemeral waters, species like the Mexican garter snake once carved out a precarious existence. But these highly adapted, rare animals are no match for pumping, livestock grazing, ...