I forgot Obsidian planned to add a snake at some point, and snakes terrify me. Maybe that fear is a primal thing. Or it might ...

Python hunter Carl Jackson has only been hunting snakes in Florida since June of 2025. He's off to a strong start with a near-record catch on Jan. 13.

A woman in the 800 block of Fourth Lane called 911 after she went outside and the massive snake, which turned out to be a red ...

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 ...

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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 ...

California will have an official state snake in 2026. A new law that takes effect in January makes the giant garter snake (Thamnophis gigas) the official state snake. The species is native to ...

Not everyone might be glad to see a slithering, surprise visitor in a garden, but TikToker Kym (@kymcombs2) was delighted to see one while working in a client's yard. "Hi, little guy! I'm glad I ...