GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK — Sssssssssurf’s up!
Buckrail photographer Nick Sulzer encountered a snake sunning itself on a rock along Grand Teton National Park’s Jenny Lake over the weekend. In this time-lapse video, see the snake suddenly elect to go for a swim.
According to Grand Teton National Park, three (non-venomous) species of snake live near the park’s waterways: the wandering garter snake, the valley garter snake and the rubber boa. In Yellowstone National Park, visitors might spot the bullsnake and the prairie rattlesnake, too.
2025 is a Year of the Snake, according to the Chinese zodiac. Keep an eye out for these reptiles slithering near bodies of water.
