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News about garter snakes, from the latest in scientific research to conservation news to unusual human-snake confrontations, from around the Web.
- Saskatchewan Snake-Tosser Sentenced
- News, One of two men charged with tossing a garter snake in a Saskatoon Tim Hortons restaurant has been given a six-month conditional discharge. His co-accused failed to appear at a hearing and is wanted by police. The snake, a Plains… »
- Garter Snake Found in St. John’s
- News, Garter snakes aren’t native to Newfoundland and Labrador, though a population of them seems to be persisting on the southwest coast of Newfoundland (1, 2). Last month, though, a live garter snake was found in a St. John’s suburb —… »
- Saskatchewan Snakes Released
- News, About 250 Plains Garter Snakes that were removed from a house near Regina, Saskatchewan last fall were finally released over the weekend (see also). The snakes had spent the winter at a wildlife rehabilitation centre…. »
- Disturbed B.C. Garter Snakes Released at Den Site
- News, The garter snakes whose hibernation was disturbed last month by dike repair have been returned to the den site at Boundary Bay in Delta, British Columbia, where they’d normally be emerging from hibernation at about this time…. »
- Garter Snake Hibernaculum Disturbed in B.C.
- News, Construction work on a dike in Delta, British Columbia has disturbed the hibernation site of hundreds of garter snakes, CBC News and Global News report. The snakes, which reportedly include Wandering, Puget Sound and Northwestern Garter Snakes (the news photos… »
- Sask. Man Tosses Snake in Restaurant
- News, Saskatchewan again, for some reason. A man arguing with staff at a Tim Hortons in Saskatoon pulled a garter snake from a friend’s coat and threw it behind the counter. The staff fled; the two men were apprehended and face… »
- The Evolution of Garter Snake Toxin Resistance
- News, New research into newt toxin resistance in garter snakes explores the DNA of the snakes’ sodium channels: while western garter snakes have evolved TTX resistance in their muscle channels, all garter snakes, even eastern snakes who encounter newts far less… »
- Snakes Swarm Saskatchewan
- News, That snakes turn up in people’s basements at the onset of winter is a known thing, but a house near Regina, Saskatchewan has had a few more than usual. Last month it was reported that 102 Plains Garter Snakes had… »
- Garter Snakes Threatened by Fire, Grazing in U.S. Southwest
- News, A couple of items on garter snakes at risk in the U.S. southwest. Last month, the Arizona Daily sun reported on the impact of serious wildfires in Arizona and New Mexico on the endangered Narrow-headed Garter Snake (AP story; see… »
- Giant Garter Receives 140 Acres in Mitigation
- News, Due to mitigation rules for endangered species, 140 acres of habitat, including 60 acres of new wetland, is being set aside in San Joaquin County, California, for the Giant Garter Snake, the Stockton, California Record reports. Those 60 acres will… »
- Alaska Garter Snake Identified
- News, A road-killed garter snake found near Haines, Alaska in 2005 has been identified. In a brief note published in the Journal of Herpetology in 2011 (PDF), researches using mtDNA testing identified the snake as a Northwestern Garter Snake, Thamnophis ordinoides…. »
- More on Toxin Resistance
- News, Andrew Durso’s blog post is a fascinating look into the science behind the rapidly escalating arms race taking place on the Pacific coast of North America between toxic newts and the garter snakes who have been evolving toxin resistance to… »
- USFWS Lists Two Garter Snakes as Threatened
- Narcisse Snake Den Videos
- Garter Snakes on a Snowbank
- New Plan to Protect Giant Garter
- Background on Two Threatened Snakes
- USFWS Proposes Adding Two Garter Snakes to Endangered Species List
- Mexican Garter Snake Rediscovered in New Mexico
- Sodium Triphosphate and Frozen Fish
- Garter Snake Turns Up in Hawaii
- San Francisco Fined $386K for Killing Garter Snakes
- Wisconsin De-Lists Butler’s Garter Snake
- Federal Charges for Bringing Garter Snakes to Alaska
- Garter Snakes in the Yard
- Garter Snakes Emerge in Saskatchewan Hospital
- Springtime for Garter Snakes, 2013 Edition
- What Does Male Courtship Behaviour Look Like?
- Butler’s Garter Snake to Lose Protected Status in Wisconsin
- New Research into Prey Recognition
- New Study Splits Off Mexican Narrow-headed Garters into New Species
- Sarnia Asked to Take in Butler’s Garters
- Golfers and Garter Snakes to Share Sharp Park
- Newfoundland Garter Snake Population Persisting
- Funds Awarded to Study Imperiled Texas Garter Snake
- Three Baby Garter Snakes Rescued from Road-killed Mother
- Wildfire Threatens Endangered Garter Snakes
- ‘Mildly Venomous’ Clarified
- SF Garter Featured on Freeway Pillar Mural
- Narcisse Garter Snakes Out Early
- Volunteers Survey Northernmost Garter Snake Population
- Seven New Subspecies of Mexican Garter Proposed in 2003
- Estrogen Activates Female Pheromone Production in Male Garter Snakes
- New Research into Red Garter Snakes
- The Cost of Evolving Toxin Resistance
- Two-Headed Albino Garter Snake Steals Basel Show
- Idaho House For Sale, Free Garter Snakes Included
- Newfoundland Garter Snakes
- Manitoba Garter Snakes in Autumn
- Spring Photos of Garter Snakes, 2010 Edition
- Merced to Create Giant Garter Snake Habitat, Snakes Hopefully Will Arrive Later
- Three New Mexican Garter Snake Species Described in 2005
- A New Plan for Sharp Park Golf Course and the San Francisco Garter
- The Best Garter Snake Photos of the Year
- Garter Snakes Invade Seniors’ Home in Manitoba
- Three Evolutionary Routes to Newt Toxin Immunity
- Giant Garter Snake Population Rediscovered
- Golf Course Targeted for Garter Snake Habitat Restoration
- SF Examiner on the Narcisse Snake Dens
- Narcisse Garter Snakes Will Be Late This Year
- Volunteers Monitor Calgary Park Garter Snake Population
- Fate of San Francisco Garter Snake Depends on Frog
- Garter Snakes Win Arms Race with Newts
- Children’s Books About Garter Snakes
- Garter Snake Bites Man, Cops Issue Advisory
- Seven Wonders of Canada: Narcisse Snake Dens
- A Visit to a Manitoba Snake Den
- Snakes in a Bathroom, Residence Foundation Patched
- Bangor Daily News Interviews Robert Mason
- Wisconsin DNR Reduces Areas for Butler’s Garter
- Garter Snakes Absorb Newt Toxins as a Defence Against Birds
- Developer, Snakes Swap Land for Subdivisions, Habitat
- Cabin Tenant Kills Garter Snakes, Sues Landlord
- Garter Snake Now Massachusetts State Reptile
- Butler’s Garter Won’t Be De-Listed in Wisconsin
- Butler’s Garter Controversy Goes National
- Snakes in a Graveyard
- Snakes in a Basement
- Mexican Garter Snake Denied ESA Protection
- Pheromones and Garter Snakes
- Massachusetts to Name Garter Snake as State Reptile
- Legislature Threatens to De-List Butler’s Garter
- Snakes … in a Car!
- Largest Red-sided Garter Captured
- Listing the Mexican Garter as Endangered
- Garter Snakes Emerge in Manitoba
- Garter Snakes Emerge in Northwest Territories
- Butler’s Garters an Obstacle to Hospital Construction
- Mori Point Environmental Assessment Released
- USFWS to Review Mexican Garter Snake
- Manitoba Garter Snake Road Mortality Reduced
- Garter Snake Found in Alaska
- USFWS Will Consider Protecting Mexican Garter Snake
- Wyoming Resident Complains About Garter Snakes in Yard
- San Francisco Garter Snakes Return to SF Zoo
- Conservation Group Sues USFWS over Garter Snake Status
- Environmental Triage for Butler’s Garters in Wisconsin
- Sacramento Airport Buys 300 Acres of Giant Garter Habitat
- Narcisse Garter Snakes Out Early
- Newts, Garter Snakes Engaged in Toxic Arms Race at Molecular Level
- Highway Project Includes Ecopassages for Butler’s Garters
- Sewerage District, Construction Firm Face Charges for Disturbing Butler’s Garter Habitat
- San Francisco Garter Focus of Mori Point Open House
- Northern Ribbon Snakes Discovered in Quebec
- Garter Snakes Infest Illinois Neighbourhood
- Checkered Garter Stolen from Community Farm