Tennessee records
Common Garter Snake in Tennessee
HarmlessThamnophis sirtalis

Yes. The Common Garter Snake has been recorded in 89 Tennessee counties. It is non-venomous (harmless). Slender body with three light stripes running the length of a darker back.
Tennessee counties with Common Garter Snake records
89 listed- Sevier
- Davidson
- Monroe
- Sullivan
- Shelby
- Washington
- Carter
- Hamilton
- Montgomery
- Williamson
- Blount
- Knox
- Rutherford
- Cocke
- Greene
- Gibson
- Scott
- Morgan
- Franklin
- Sumner
- Stewart
- Unicoi
- Johnson
- Robertson
- Cheatham
- Anderson
- White
- Putnam
- Coffee
- Campbell
- Maury
- Fentress
- Dickson
- Warren
- Lake
- Humphreys
- Hawkins
- Weakley
- Van Buren
- Obion
- Marion
- Hardeman
- Wilson
- Henry
- Cumberland
- Polk
- Bradley
- Pickett
- Lawrence
- Jefferson
- Claiborne
- Madison
- Grundy
- Crockett
- Smith
- Sequatchie
- McNairy
- Macon
- Hickman
- Bedford
- Fayette
- Union
- Tipton
- Roane
- Perry
- Loudon
- Bledsoe
- Haywood
- Dyer
- DeKalb
- Chester
- Carroll
- Cannon
- Meigs
- Lincoln
- Lewis
- Henderson
- Grainger
- Clay
- Rhea
- Overton
- McMinn
- Marshall
- Lauderdale
- Benton
- Hancock
- Hamblen
- Giles
- Decatur
See the full Common Garter Snake profile or all snakes in Tennessee.