
Hope for Threatened Garter Snake
On the Web - The narrow-headed gartersnake (Thamnophis rufipunctatus) is a threatened species. In 2007, the Phoenix Zoo received a small population of wild-caught animals in hopes of developing a conservation and...

On the Web - Two species of garter snakes—the northern Mexican garter snake (Thamnophis eques megalops) and narrow-headed garter snake (Thamnophis rufipunctatus)—are being added to the list of threatened species by the US Fish and Wildlife services.