Two New Mexico river snake species nearing extinction were the subject of a lawsuit filed by a conservation group challenging reductions in habitat land set aside by the federal government for both ...

Thanks to a friend who's more observant than I, I recently discovered a new species of reptile in my own backyard. It was a plains garter snake, known by scientists as Thamnophis radix. I should ...

A $5 million contract to create a giant-garter snake habitat was approved Tuesday by the Three Rivers Levee Improvement Authority to move forward on Yuba County levee improvements. The habitat will ...

TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for reducing critical habitat for two endangered snakes in Arizona and New Mexico by more than 90% from ...

TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice today of its intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for reducing critical habitat for two endangered snakes by more ...