British Columbia records
Common Garter Snake in British Columbia
HarmlessThamnophis sirtalis
Yes. The Common Garter Snake has been recorded in 26 British Columbia counties. It is non-venomous (harmless). Slender body with three light stripes running the length of a darker back.
British Columbia counties with Common Garter Snake records
26 listed- Greater Vancouver
- Fraser Valley
- Capital
- Comox-Strathcona
- Nanaimo
- Central Kootenay
- Alberni-Clayoquot
- Okanagan-Similkameen
- Cowichan Valley
- Thompson-Nicola
- Sunshine Coast
- Central Okanagan
- Squamish-Lillooet
- Fraser-Fort George
- Cariboo
- Powell River
- Kitimat-Stikine
- Bulkley-Nechako
- Columbia-Shuswap
- North Okanagan
- East Kootenay
- Central Coast
- Mount Waddington
- Kootenay Boundary
- Peace River
- Skeena-Queen Charlotte
See the full Common Garter Snake profile or all snakes in British Columbia.