garter

Official snake: The giant garter snake is recognized as the official snake of California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2026

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

The decision led not only to new habitat for the area’s endangered garter snake and threatened red-legged frog, but also a bike path alongside the creek for humans to enjoy.

From Slate ● May 26, 2025

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

One afternoon, Dallas and Florida gathered up dozens of ants, seven spiders, two garter snakes, and a frog, and that evening they deposited these treasures in the beds of the Burgerton boys.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech

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

Hear the word “cabaret” and you might think of Sally Bowles in a bowler and garters belting out Kander & Ebb songs in Weimar Republic Germany.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 20, 2018

"When I think now of a Victorian woman lacing up her corset, tying her garters and buttoning her dress, I think of a woman dressing sensibly for a hard day of work ahead."

From The Guardian ● Jul. 12, 2013

In the mornings I get out of bed, put on my clothes, the stiff cotton waist with the garters, the ribbed stockings, the nubbled wool pullover, the plaid skirt.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood