The ribbon snake’s best field marks occur on its head. Look for an unmarked white upper lip, a vertical white spot in front of the eye, and a reddish or mahogany-colored head. Garter snakes have dark ...

This Eastern ribbon snake was located in Slocum Township. The colors are dull because the snake is getting ready to shed. Tom Venesky/For The Times Leader SLOCUM TWP. – Things were looking grim in the ...

Mike Hoff, manager of Mackay Island and Currituck national wildlife refuges, stopped the truck suddenly on the driveway to the refuge office on Knotts Island. A slender little snake was lying across ...