ANN ARBOR, MI - A sighting of Michigan’s only venomous snake isn’t uncommon at Matthaei Botanical Gardens, but it’s not normal to find one that was intentionally killed. The University of ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Officials are urging “understanding” over “fear” after a federally protected snake was recently found killed at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols ...

Garter Snake vs Copperhead: Scientific Classification The garter snake also called a grass snake, is part of the family Colubridae. Its genus Thamnophis includes about 35 species of snakes.