of these rare snakes, and ensure that suitable habitat creation and mitigation measures take place before large-scale changes occur in rice farming that could eliminate remaining garter snake habitat.

How would you react? The accompanying footage shows how one bass fisherman reacted recently when a garter snake slithered ...

But they're also giving the caveat that nobody's ever seen their garter snake that big," she said. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best ...

Every spring, Narcisse in Manitoba witnesses a unique event. Around 75,000 to 150,000 red-sided garter snakes gather for mating. This is the world's largest snake aggregation. Conservation efforts ...

“We had a eastern hognose that was very large over here in the butterfly garden, and then this morning, one of my coworkers called me and said they found a garter snake,” Tyree said. Living in ...