Garter snakes occupy a great variety of habitats but are never far from water, feeding mainly on salamanders, earthworms, frogs, and small fish. Authorities differ on the number of species; between 12 and 22 are recognized.
Sea Turtles are found in all of the worldâs oceans, with exception of the arctic. There are seven species of Sea Turtle, and six of these arrive to lay eggs each year on beaches across Mexico. Although Sea Turtles live most of their lives at sea (and mate at sea) the females must return to land to lay their eggs.ea Turtle Conservation Projects in Mexico. Mexico runs a number of key conservation projects, whereby marine biologists and government agencies work in unison to protect Sea Turtles â an endangered species world-wide â from natural predators and unscrupulous humans.
The leatherback sea turtle is a circumglobal species, meaning that it can range throughout almost all the oceans of the world. It nests on tropical beaches in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Once abundant throughout the worldâs oceans, all eight species of sea turtles are now threatened or endangered.