We have a total of 10 snake species here in the state of Maine. Do you think you can name them all? To give you a start, this beautiful snake is one of our most common species, the garter snake! Garter snakes can be found in a wide variety of habitats including fields, forests and wetlands. All of our regional snakes play an important role in ecosystem balance by keeping both insect and small rodent populations in check and acting as a food sources for many predators including hawks! Keep an eye

Got milk? The milk snakes of North America are among some of the most brightly and beautifully colored snakes you can encounter! Their striking banding is reminiscent of the venomous coral snakes, and that’s not entirely an accident! These milk snakes benefit greatly from that confusion and avoid predation by aligning themselves with a more striking wardrobe! These lovely little snakes can be quite common in good habitat where there’s ample smaller snakes and other reptiles to feed on. It’s alwa