Save The Snakes
@savethesnakes.org
Save The Snakes is dedicated exclusively to #snake #conservation and human-snake conflict mitigation. Together we can #SaveTheSnakes.
https://savethesnakes.org/
https://savethesnakes.org/
Don't let their reputation fool you! Snakes are ecological rockstars! They keep ecosystems healthy, provide natural pest control, and even inspire life-saving medicines!
Learn more about these amazing animals ⬇️
savethesnakes.org/why-snakes 🐍
#wildlifeconservation
📸 Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica)
Learn more about these amazing animals ⬇️
savethesnakes.org/why-snakes 🐍
#wildlifeconservation
📸 Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica)
November 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Don't let their reputation fool you! Snakes are ecological rockstars! They keep ecosystems healthy, provide natural pest control, and even inspire life-saving medicines!
Learn more about these amazing animals ⬇️
savethesnakes.org/why-snakes 🐍
#wildlifeconservation
📸 Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica)
Learn more about these amazing animals ⬇️
savethesnakes.org/why-snakes 🐍
#wildlifeconservation
📸 Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica)
Happy SnakesGiving! 🧡🐍
We're deeply grateful for snakes—nature's pest control, medical heroes, & ecosystem balancers.
And Thank You, our community of dedicated supporters! We couldn't save the snakes without you. 🙏
👉 Support Save The Snakes:
savethesnakes.org/how-to-help
We're deeply grateful for snakes—nature's pest control, medical heroes, & ecosystem balancers.
And Thank You, our community of dedicated supporters! We couldn't save the snakes without you. 🙏
👉 Support Save The Snakes:
savethesnakes.org/how-to-help
November 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Happy SnakesGiving! 🧡🐍
We're deeply grateful for snakes—nature's pest control, medical heroes, & ecosystem balancers.
And Thank You, our community of dedicated supporters! We couldn't save the snakes without you. 🙏
👉 Support Save The Snakes:
savethesnakes.org/how-to-help
We're deeply grateful for snakes—nature's pest control, medical heroes, & ecosystem balancers.
And Thank You, our community of dedicated supporters! We couldn't save the snakes without you. 🙏
👉 Support Save The Snakes:
savethesnakes.org/how-to-help
Despite myths and legends, the Mojave rattlesnake isn’t aggressive–it’s misunderstood. They avoid danger and defend when necessary. This beautiful desert snake plays a key ecological role and deserves curiosity, not fear.
Explore their habitat with us:
👉 savethesnakes.org/travel
Explore their habitat with us:
👉 savethesnakes.org/travel
November 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Despite myths and legends, the Mojave rattlesnake isn’t aggressive–it’s misunderstood. They avoid danger and defend when necessary. This beautiful desert snake plays a key ecological role and deserves curiosity, not fear.
Explore their habitat with us:
👉 savethesnakes.org/travel
Explore their habitat with us:
👉 savethesnakes.org/travel
Snakes in the News: The threatened giant gartersnake, California's official State Snake, faces conservation challenges in Sacramento County. Imperiled wildlife species may lose critically important habitat if proposed development plans move forward.
www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
Sacramento County development threatens a giant, shy snake. Why does that matter?
Counts of the elusive giant garter snake have dwindled in recent decades. What could unexpected construction do to its Natomas Basin havens?
www.sacbee.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Snakes in the News: The threatened giant gartersnake, California's official State Snake, faces conservation challenges in Sacramento County. Imperiled wildlife species may lose critically important habitat if proposed development plans move forward.
www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
Want to make a real difference for snake conservation globally? 🐍 Save The Snakes relies on passionate people like you to protect these incredible animals and their habitats!
Find your way to support us and take action today:
savethesnakes.org/how-to-help
#SaveTheSnakes #WildlifeConservation
Find your way to support us and take action today:
savethesnakes.org/how-to-help
#SaveTheSnakes #WildlifeConservation
November 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Want to make a real difference for snake conservation globally? 🐍 Save The Snakes relies on passionate people like you to protect these incredible animals and their habitats!
Find your way to support us and take action today:
savethesnakes.org/how-to-help
#SaveTheSnakes #WildlifeConservation
Find your way to support us and take action today:
savethesnakes.org/how-to-help
#SaveTheSnakes #WildlifeConservation
Did you know? Snakes enter brumation (dormancy) in winter! 🐍❄️
Snakes, being cold-blooded, slow down and seek shelter, but may bask on warm days.
Safety Tip: Give snakes space and Keep property clean! More tips to peacefully coexist: ➡️
savethesnakes.org/2025/11/15/s...
Snakes, being cold-blooded, slow down and seek shelter, but may bask on warm days.
Safety Tip: Give snakes space and Keep property clean! More tips to peacefully coexist: ➡️
savethesnakes.org/2025/11/15/s...
November 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Did you know? Snakes enter brumation (dormancy) in winter! 🐍❄️
Snakes, being cold-blooded, slow down and seek shelter, but may bask on warm days.
Safety Tip: Give snakes space and Keep property clean! More tips to peacefully coexist: ➡️
savethesnakes.org/2025/11/15/s...
Snakes, being cold-blooded, slow down and seek shelter, but may bask on warm days.
Safety Tip: Give snakes space and Keep property clean! More tips to peacefully coexist: ➡️
savethesnakes.org/2025/11/15/s...
Join our Research and Conservation Manager Hiral Naik for Snakes! Research Day. She will be speaking about our work from around the world which focuses on integrating science and society.
Presentations are online at 8am CST on 20 Nov 2025. Register here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Presentations are online at 8am CST on 20 Nov 2025. Register here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Join our Research and Conservation Manager Hiral Naik for Snakes! Research Day. She will be speaking about our work from around the world which focuses on integrating science and society.
Presentations are online at 8am CST on 20 Nov 2025. Register here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Presentations are online at 8am CST on 20 Nov 2025. Register here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Snakes aren't scary, they are a vital part of our ecosystem! 🌎 They control pests (like rodents) and are a food source for other animals. Let's replace fear with respect.
Learn how to safely coexist and protect these incredible animals:
savethesnakes.org/coexist
Learn how to safely coexist and protect these incredible animals:
savethesnakes.org/coexist
November 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Snakes aren't scary, they are a vital part of our ecosystem! 🌎 They control pests (like rodents) and are a food source for other animals. Let's replace fear with respect.
Learn how to safely coexist and protect these incredible animals:
savethesnakes.org/coexist
Learn how to safely coexist and protect these incredible animals:
savethesnakes.org/coexist
Adventure calls! 📞 Save The Snakes Ecotours 2026 are open!
Choose your journey: 🏜️ CA Deserts (May) 🦒 South Africa Safari (Nov/Dec)
Every trip funds vital conservation. See the world, save wildlife. 🐍
Learn more:
savethesnakes.org/travel
#Ecotourism #WildlifeConservation
Choose your journey: 🏜️ CA Deserts (May) 🦒 South Africa Safari (Nov/Dec)
Every trip funds vital conservation. See the world, save wildlife. 🐍
Learn more:
savethesnakes.org/travel
#Ecotourism #WildlifeConservation
November 3, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Adventure calls! 📞 Save The Snakes Ecotours 2026 are open!
Choose your journey: 🏜️ CA Deserts (May) 🦒 South Africa Safari (Nov/Dec)
Every trip funds vital conservation. See the world, save wildlife. 🐍
Learn more:
savethesnakes.org/travel
#Ecotourism #WildlifeConservation
Choose your journey: 🏜️ CA Deserts (May) 🦒 South Africa Safari (Nov/Dec)
Every trip funds vital conservation. See the world, save wildlife. 🐍
Learn more:
savethesnakes.org/travel
#Ecotourism #WildlifeConservation
Forget the ghosts. Your Halloween heroes are snakes! 🐍 They're the ultimate natural pest control, keeping rodents (and their diseases) out of your pantry. They are more treat than trick—respect and celebrate their essential, lifesaving work for a balanced ecosystem. Happy Halloween! 🎃🧡
October 31, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Forget the ghosts. Your Halloween heroes are snakes! 🐍 They're the ultimate natural pest control, keeping rodents (and their diseases) out of your pantry. They are more treat than trick—respect and celebrate their essential, lifesaving work for a balanced ecosystem. Happy Halloween! 🎃🧡
October Wins! 🤩 We secured California State Snake status for the threatened Giant Gartersnake (huge for student education!), funded heroes in 🇲🇽 🇰🇪 🇲🇲, and raised awareness for the imperiled Southern Hognose Snake.
Your support makes this possible!
Read the full story:
www.savethesnakes.org/blog
Your support makes this possible!
Read the full story:
www.savethesnakes.org/blog
October 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
October Wins! 🤩 We secured California State Snake status for the threatened Giant Gartersnake (huge for student education!), funded heroes in 🇲🇽 🇰🇪 🇲🇲, and raised awareness for the imperiled Southern Hognose Snake.
Your support makes this possible!
Read the full story:
www.savethesnakes.org/blog
Your support makes this possible!
Read the full story:
www.savethesnakes.org/blog
🐍 Today our friends at Good Day Sacramento came by our Snake Conservation Center to chat about the Giant Gartersnake (✨CA's State Snake✨) & cold weather snake safety. Watch for tips to help humans and snakes peacefully coexist! 🐍
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1jQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1jQ...
www.youtube.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:35 PM
🐍 Today our friends at Good Day Sacramento came by our Snake Conservation Center to chat about the Giant Gartersnake (✨CA's State Snake✨) & cold weather snake safety. Watch for tips to help humans and snakes peacefully coexist! 🐍
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1jQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1jQ...
🚨 DEADLINE OCT 28! Help save the Southern Hognose Snake!
USFWS proposed a Threatened listing, but we need your comment to finalize it. Take urgent conservation action!
📝 Submit your comment now: www.regulations.gov/document/FWS...
👉 Suggested comment & details: savethesnakes.org/2025/10/22/s...
USFWS proposed a Threatened listing, but we need your comment to finalize it. Take urgent conservation action!
📝 Submit your comment now: www.regulations.gov/document/FWS...
👉 Suggested comment & details: savethesnakes.org/2025/10/22/s...
October 22, 2025 at 9:12 PM
🚨 DEADLINE OCT 28! Help save the Southern Hognose Snake!
USFWS proposed a Threatened listing, but we need your comment to finalize it. Take urgent conservation action!
📝 Submit your comment now: www.regulations.gov/document/FWS...
👉 Suggested comment & details: savethesnakes.org/2025/10/22/s...
USFWS proposed a Threatened listing, but we need your comment to finalize it. Take urgent conservation action!
📝 Submit your comment now: www.regulations.gov/document/FWS...
👉 Suggested comment & details: savethesnakes.org/2025/10/22/s...
It's #NationalReptileAwarenessDay! 🐍 Snakes are important, let's appreciate the vital role they play in our ecosystems.
Join us in celebrating and protecting these misunderstood animals. Learn more, support our work, and promote peaceful coexistence: www.savethesnakes.org
Join us in celebrating and protecting these misunderstood animals. Learn more, support our work, and promote peaceful coexistence: www.savethesnakes.org
October 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
It's #NationalReptileAwarenessDay! 🐍 Snakes are important, let's appreciate the vital role they play in our ecosystems.
Join us in celebrating and protecting these misunderstood animals. Learn more, support our work, and promote peaceful coexistence: www.savethesnakes.org
Join us in celebrating and protecting these misunderstood animals. Learn more, support our work, and promote peaceful coexistence: www.savethesnakes.org
Live, work, or hike in rattlesnake country? 🐍 Your best tool is knowledge!
Join Save The Snakes on October 25 for our Rattlesnake Safety & Awareness Workshop. Learn bite prevention, first aid, and humane handling. For pros, amateurs, and homeowners!
Register today:
savethesnakes.org/training
Join Save The Snakes on October 25 for our Rattlesnake Safety & Awareness Workshop. Learn bite prevention, first aid, and humane handling. For pros, amateurs, and homeowners!
Register today:
savethesnakes.org/training
October 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Live, work, or hike in rattlesnake country? 🐍 Your best tool is knowledge!
Join Save The Snakes on October 25 for our Rattlesnake Safety & Awareness Workshop. Learn bite prevention, first aid, and humane handling. For pros, amateurs, and homeowners!
Register today:
savethesnakes.org/training
Join Save The Snakes on October 25 for our Rattlesnake Safety & Awareness Workshop. Learn bite prevention, first aid, and humane handling. For pros, amateurs, and homeowners!
Register today:
savethesnakes.org/training
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53 million people rely on high-risk tropical forests for water, food, jobs, and disaster resilience.
Tripling investments in these forests can drive growth and boost the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss.
Find out how: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
Tripling investments in these forests can drive growth and boost the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss.
Find out how: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
October 14, 2025 at 12:11 PM
53 million people rely on high-risk tropical forests for water, food, jobs, and disaster resilience.
Tripling investments in these forests can drive growth and boost the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss.
Find out how: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
Tripling investments in these forests can drive growth and boost the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss.
Find out how: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
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💧Wetlands cover a small percentage of the earth’s surface, yet they are essential systems, they are the arteries and veins of the landscape.
🌿A world without wetlands is a world without water.
#WetlandsWednesday #WetlandsMatter
🌿A world without wetlands is a world without water.
#WetlandsWednesday #WetlandsMatter
October 15, 2025 at 11:40 AM
💧Wetlands cover a small percentage of the earth’s surface, yet they are essential systems, they are the arteries and veins of the landscape.
🌿A world without wetlands is a world without water.
#WetlandsWednesday #WetlandsMatter
🌿A world without wetlands is a world without water.
#WetlandsWednesday #WetlandsMatter
🎉 We're proud to announce the 2025 Save The Snakes Grant Recipients! We are supporting three conservationists in Kenya, Mexico, and Myanmar, protecting snakes and solving human-snake conflict issues.
Read their stories:
savethesnakes.org/2025/10/10/t...
#SaveTheSnakes #WildlifeConservation
Read their stories:
savethesnakes.org/2025/10/10/t...
#SaveTheSnakes #WildlifeConservation
October 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
🎉 We're proud to announce the 2025 Save The Snakes Grant Recipients! We are supporting three conservationists in Kenya, Mexico, and Myanmar, protecting snakes and solving human-snake conflict issues.
Read their stories:
savethesnakes.org/2025/10/10/t...
#SaveTheSnakes #WildlifeConservation
Read their stories:
savethesnakes.org/2025/10/10/t...
#SaveTheSnakes #WildlifeConservation
“California is a global biodiversity hotspot, with both the highest total number of species and the highest number of endemic species in the United States – including our new state shrub and snake.” @governor.ca.gov
#StateSnake #SaveTheSnakes #CaliforniaProud
pro.stateaffairs.com/ca/environme...
#StateSnake #SaveTheSnakes #CaliforniaProud
pro.stateaffairs.com/ca/environme...
Garter Snake and Manzanita Join California's List of State Symbols
California's giant garter snake and bigberry manzanita are now state symbols, emphasizing their ecological significance and conservation needs.
pro.stateaffairs.com
October 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
“California is a global biodiversity hotspot, with both the highest total number of species and the highest number of endemic species in the United States – including our new state shrub and snake.” @governor.ca.gov
#StateSnake #SaveTheSnakes #CaliforniaProud
pro.stateaffairs.com/ca/environme...
#StateSnake #SaveTheSnakes #CaliforniaProud
pro.stateaffairs.com/ca/environme...
"Though snakes may make you recoil, they’re essential parts of our ecosystems. The giant gartersnake is unique to California, found only in the Central Valley. It is the largest of all garter snakes — some have been documented at more than 5 feet long!" @laist.com
laist.com/news/climate...
laist.com/news/climate...
A state snake and shrub? Meet California’s newest designated state symbols
Californians, your newest state symbols are the native big berry manzanita and the giant garter snake.
laist.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
"Though snakes may make you recoil, they’re essential parts of our ecosystems. The giant gartersnake is unique to California, found only in the Central Valley. It is the largest of all garter snakes — some have been documented at more than 5 feet long!" @laist.com
laist.com/news/climate...
laist.com/news/climate...
HUGE NEWS! Gov. Newsom signed SB 765, officially designating the Giant Gartersnake (Thamnophis gigas) as California's State Snake! 🐍👑
This historic win results from a multi-year effort with Senator Roger Niello & California Rice Commission.
#CAStateSnake #GiantGartersnake #Thamnophisgigas
This historic win results from a multi-year effort with Senator Roger Niello & California Rice Commission.
#CAStateSnake #GiantGartersnake #Thamnophisgigas
October 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
HUGE NEWS! Gov. Newsom signed SB 765, officially designating the Giant Gartersnake (Thamnophis gigas) as California's State Snake! 🐍👑
This historic win results from a multi-year effort with Senator Roger Niello & California Rice Commission.
#CAStateSnake #GiantGartersnake #Thamnophisgigas
This historic win results from a multi-year effort with Senator Roger Niello & California Rice Commission.
#CAStateSnake #GiantGartersnake #Thamnophisgigas
Cooler Fall weather means snakes are moving more in CA. 🐍 Be ready! Learn safe handling & ID at our venomous snake training on Oct 25. Register now! Limited space! #SaveTheSnakes
👉 www.savethesnakes.org/training
👉 www.savethesnakes.org/training
October 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Cooler Fall weather means snakes are moving more in CA. 🐍 Be ready! Learn safe handling & ID at our venomous snake training on Oct 25. Register now! Limited space! #SaveTheSnakes
👉 www.savethesnakes.org/training
👉 www.savethesnakes.org/training
Rest in Peace, Dr. Jane Goodall. She taught the world that compassion must extend to every species. Her work will inspire our fight for snake conservation forever.
Read the full statement from our Founder:
savethesnakes.org/blog
Read the full statement from our Founder:
savethesnakes.org/blog
October 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Rest in Peace, Dr. Jane Goodall. She taught the world that compassion must extend to every species. Her work will inspire our fight for snake conservation forever.
Read the full statement from our Founder:
savethesnakes.org/blog
Read the full statement from our Founder:
savethesnakes.org/blog
Ready for some snake-citing updates? 🐍
Don't miss out on the latest news, conservation efforts, and incredible stories from our team! Subscribe to the Save The Snakes newsletter today:
savethesnakes.org/newsletter
📸 Crotalus horridus
#SaveTheSnakes #Snakes #WildlifeConservation #Newsletter
Don't miss out on the latest news, conservation efforts, and incredible stories from our team! Subscribe to the Save The Snakes newsletter today:
savethesnakes.org/newsletter
📸 Crotalus horridus
#SaveTheSnakes #Snakes #WildlifeConservation #Newsletter
October 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Ready for some snake-citing updates? 🐍
Don't miss out on the latest news, conservation efforts, and incredible stories from our team! Subscribe to the Save The Snakes newsletter today:
savethesnakes.org/newsletter
📸 Crotalus horridus
#SaveTheSnakes #Snakes #WildlifeConservation #Newsletter
Don't miss out on the latest news, conservation efforts, and incredible stories from our team! Subscribe to the Save The Snakes newsletter today:
savethesnakes.org/newsletter
📸 Crotalus horridus
#SaveTheSnakes #Snakes #WildlifeConservation #Newsletter
Meet Johnny Cash, the rattlesnake ambassador at our Sacramento Conservation Center in Sacramento, California!
Symbolically adopt him to help protect snakes and their habitats worldwide. Learn more and get involved at www.savethesnakes.org/adopt.
#SaveTheSnakes #WildlifeConservation
Symbolically adopt him to help protect snakes and their habitats worldwide. Learn more and get involved at www.savethesnakes.org/adopt.
#SaveTheSnakes #WildlifeConservation
September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Meet Johnny Cash, the rattlesnake ambassador at our Sacramento Conservation Center in Sacramento, California!
Symbolically adopt him to help protect snakes and their habitats worldwide. Learn more and get involved at www.savethesnakes.org/adopt.
#SaveTheSnakes #WildlifeConservation
Symbolically adopt him to help protect snakes and their habitats worldwide. Learn more and get involved at www.savethesnakes.org/adopt.
#SaveTheSnakes #WildlifeConservation