Louisiana records
Common Garter Snake in Louisiana
HarmlessThamnophis sirtalis
Yes. The Common Garter Snake has been recorded in 50 Louisiana counties. It is non-venomous (harmless). Slender body with three light stripes running the length of a darker back.
Louisiana counties with Common Garter Snake records
50 listed- East Baton Rouge
- Saint Tammany
- Ascension
- Jefferson
- Orleans
- Tangipahoa
- Rapides
- Evangeline
- West Feliciana
- Livingston
- Saint Landry
- Saint James
- Lincoln
- Plaquemines
- Ouachita
- Iberville
- East Feliciana
- Avoyelles
- Saint Charles
- Natchitoches
- Jackson
- West Baton Rouge
- Washington
- Union
- Grant
- Pointe Coupee
- Lafayette
- West Carroll
- Saint Martin
- Saint Bernard
- Lafourche
- Winn
- Assumption
- Saint Helena
- Iberia
- Catahoula
- Bienville
- Beauregard
- Webster
- Terrebonne
- Saint Mary
- Saint John the Baptist
- Sabine
- Richland
- Madison
- Franklin
- East Carroll
- De Soto
- Claiborne
- Caldwell
See the full Common Garter Snake profile or all snakes in Louisiana.