Garter snakes are harmless, very common and beneficially feed on slugs, leeches, large insects and small rodents in North American gardens.

Find out all you need to know about the eastern garter snake, if they're venomous, and how to care for them. Skip to main content ... some have a checkered gray or red body with light-colored stripes.

Identifying Triad snake species and tips for summer encounters. ... THEY’RE PATTERNED WHEN THEY’RE BORN GRAY AND BLACK, ... BROWN SNAKES, CROWNED SNAKES AND GARTER SNAKES, WITTE SAYS.

Michigan has 18 snake species, most of which are harmless and beneficial to the ecosystem. Five common Michigan snakes include the Eastern garter, Eastern milk, Northern water, Eastern hog-nosed ...