South Carolina records
Common Garter Snake in South Carolina
HarmlessThamnophis sirtalis

Yes. The Common Garter Snake has been recorded in 41 South Carolina counties. It is non-venomous (harmless). Slender body with three light stripes running the length of a darker back.
South Carolina counties with Common Garter Snake records
41 listed- Charleston
- Greenville
- Richland
- Beaufort
- Horry
- Pickens
- Oconee
- Georgetown
- Lexington
- Aiken
- Dorchester
- Berkeley
- Jasper
- York
- Spartanburg
- Greenwood
- Colleton
- Chesterfield
- Chester
- Darlington
- McCormick
- Lancaster
- Abbeville
- Orangeburg
- Anderson
- Lee
- Kershaw
- Florence
- Clarendon
- Marlboro
- Fairfield
- Calhoun
- Sumter
- Saluda
- Allendale
- Newberry
- Cherokee
- Barnwell
- Bamberg
- Laurens
- Hampton
See the full Common Garter Snake profile or all snakes in South Carolina.