garter

When mice invaded his house, he didn’t poison them but enlisted the help of a garter snake he found outside.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

“There was a lot of discontentment from people feeling pressure to do things they didn’t want, like the garter toss, or who had family members trying to make the event about them,” Mae recalls.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2025

Lacking Spotify, they decided to pass the time by undertaking “an enumeration and actual count” of road-killed animals—a battered weasel here, a flattened garter snake there.

From Slate ● May 25, 2024

For the first time, researchers — employing an innovative twist on the mirror test — have found evidence that garter snakes can distinguish themselves from others, using not sight but scent.

From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2024

So here I was ruining back and hands, picking rocks and building my own wobbly rock fences while Mr. Whiskers chased after the garter snakes I scared up.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

Every star who has taken up the character’s corset and garters since has followed his lead.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

The feminine silhouette was defined by ruffles, bustles and slip dresses, complemented by men’s vests fitted with garters, oversized cloth shirts and masculine trousers.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2024

Men could wear blouses and shirts on the outside, while women could do away with their corsets, stockings, and garters.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 9, 2024

But a Suffering Bastard or a Zombie doesn’t belong in a dark, speakeasy-inspired space, fussed over by an exacting bartender wearing arm garters.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 24, 2019

The sleeves were rolled and held in place by old-fashioned blue sleeve garters.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers