One summer day I lifted the black plastic top of our composter and jumped back, startled — a large snake was curled up on top of the compost. The yellow stripe down the center of its dark back and two ...

Give a male garter snake a taste of estrogen and watch out, as the hormone turns these lads into the sexiest thing on the block, attracting dozens of other males eager to mate. The finding, published ...

When the garter snakes rouse themselves from hibernation, the males come out all at once but the females come out a few at a time. As a result, there may be anywhere from 10 to 100 males trying to ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The endocrine system plays an integral role in the regulation of key life-history traits. Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) is a hormone ...

Snakes are legless, slithering reptiles that can be found worldwide, except in Antarctica. There are more than 2,900 species of snakes, with 140 species known in the United States. One species ...

The eastern garter snake, the species native to Massachusetts, is typically 2 feet or so in length, but the record is slightly over 4 feet. Declared the state reptile in 2007 by then Gov. Mitt Romney, ...