The San Francisco garter snake has been dubbed “the most beautiful serpent in North America,” and it's arguably one of the most endangered species, too. All known populations of this fantastically ...

San Francisco garter snakes have returned to San Francisco -- but they didn't just slither into town. The newest residents of the zoo are so rare and endangered that they had to be imported from ...

The Sharp Park Garter Snake Habitat Restoration Project received $200,500 to restore 1 acre of habitat for the San Francisco Garter Snake. Sharp Park is in Pacifica but is managed by the San ...

Those species included the aforementioned San Francisco garter snake, the Northern Pacific rattlesnake, the western yellow-bellied racer, the Pacific gopher snake, the valley garter snake ...

SACRAMENTO (KCBS)— Scientists are concerned about two species of non-native snakes settling in waters around Sacramento who are competing for food with California's own giant garter snake.

The area is off-limits to the public and supports populations of two federally protected species: the San Francisco garter snake and the California red-legged frog. The authors of the study ...

SAN FRANCISCO — A rare, one-pound garter snake named Sarah was discovered to be missing from her San Francisco Zoo home Friday. An animal keeper found that someone had pried loose two locks ...

The county is home to dozens of parks, trails and beaches, as well as the endangered San Francisco garter snake and the San Bruno elfin butterfly. Split by the Santa Cruz Mountains, the eastern ...