Garter snakes get their name from the garter belt, a narrow band of fabric once used to hold up stockings, since many species have long stripes running down their bodies like ribbons. Copperheads, on ...

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While painted and snapping turtles are already basking on rocks and islands of Minnesota’s waterways, our state’s other well-known reptile — the garter snake — is similarly staking out sunny spots on ...