Conservation efforts are helping California's giant garter snake recover after decades of wetland habitat loss.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California will have an official state snake in 2026. A new law that takes effect in January makes the giant garter snake ...

SAN DIEGO — California has two new state symbols. Governor Newsom just signed bills that establish an official state snake and state shrub. CBS 8 spoke with experts about the two species - the ...

The giant garter snake is one of many species reliant on California's flooded rice fields. (California Rice Commission photo) The California rice industry is getting a chance to showcase its wildlife ...

Amid the slew of bills moving through the California Legislature this week, one that slithered across Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s desk was different from the others. Though the grizzly bear has long been ...

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 ...

More snakes in California are turning up sick or dead than previously thought, and an infectious disease is to blame. “Early results of our study are in, and they paint a different picture than what ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

The life history, ecology and conservation of the giant garter snake in California’s Central Valley is the subject of the next Flyway Nights presentation at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 2. The speaker will ...

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 ...