"For us a snake that is imperiled, lacks awareness in general, so many more people will learn about it and hopefully ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. In the humid swamps of what is now Colombia, there was once ...

Sacramento County development plans threaten Natomas Basin habitat and conservancy. The habitat conservation plan balances 8,050 acres of development with mitigation. Giant garter snake serves as ...

Even the elusive giant garter snake may have trouble hiding in the empty expanse of dirt and mud as it was earlier this month at a conservation property on the Sutter County end of the Natomas Basin.