The eastern garter snake is a common and widespread reptile that lives in various habitats across eastern North America. It has a striped pattern of yellow or white on a dark background, and can grow up to four feet long. It is not venomous, but it can bite and release a foul-smelling musk when threatened. It feeds on a variety of prey, such as frogs, toads, slugs and worms. It is ovoviviparous, meaning it gives birth to live young. It hibernates in groups during the winter in underground dens.

As its name suggests, the giant garter snake is the largest of its kind, reaching 36-65 inches (91-165 cm) in length. Though venomous, they are relatively harmless to us. A bite will subdue its prey, often rodents, but will leave just a red, itchy rash on a human. These snakes are largely aquatic and can be found in the wetlands of California’s Central Valley. Destruction of their homes for agriculture as well as industrial and urban development has eliminated the majority of this snake’s livabl

Garter snake vs Glue trap! 🐍 Florida is home to 46 different species of native snakes! One of those is the non venomous Common Garter Snake. This is a species of snake that eats a variety of small animals making them an excellent, and natural, pest control. This Garter snake was transported to our center after being found struggling on a glue trap. Once at our hospital, our veterinary team sprung into action to remove this snake as carefully as they could from this trap. After 10 minutes, and a