California records
Common Garter Snake in California
HarmlessThamnophis sirtalis
Yes. The Common Garter Snake has been recorded in 55 California counties. It is non-venomous (harmless). Slender body with three light stripes running the length of a darker back.
California counties with Common Garter Snake records
55 listed- Shasta
- Lassen
- Humboldt
- Sonoma
- San Mateo
- Siskiyou
- San Benito
- Santa Clara
- Mendocino
- Del Norte
- El Dorado
- Monterey
- Marin
- Modoc
- Plumas
- San Luis Obispo
- Yolo
- Butte
- Santa Barbara
- Nevada
- Tehama
- Sacramento
- Trinity
- Merced
- Napa
- Lake
- Placer
- Stanislaus
- Sierra
- Santa Cruz
- Fresno
- Mariposa
- Madera
- San Diego
- Solano
- Los Angeles
- San Joaquin
- Colusa
- Alameda
- Calaveras
- Yuba
- Tuolumne
- Tulare
- Glenn
- Sutter
- Amador
- Kern
- Contra Costa
- Ventura
- San Francisco
- San Bernardino
- Riverside
- Alpine
- Mono
- Orange
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