Virginia records
Common Garter Snake in Virginia
HarmlessThamnophis sirtalis
Yes. The Common Garter Snake has been recorded in 127 Virginia counties. It is non-venomous (harmless). Slender body with three light stripes running the length of a darker back.
Virginia counties with Common Garter Snake records
127 listed- Fairfax
- Loudoun
- Prince William
- Albemarle
- Highland
- Giles
- Madison
- Chesapeake
- Montgomery
- Fauquier
- Richmond
- Augusta
- Washington
- Arlington
- Chesterfield
- Virginia Beach
- Charlottesville
- Henrico
- Grayson
- Rockingham
- Nelson
- Bath
- Clarke
- Page
- Rappahannock
- Warren
- Bedford
- Harrisonburg
- Gloucester
- Stafford
- Smyth
- Radford
- Newport News
- Isle of Wight
- Frederick
- Spotsylvania
- Prince Edward
- Botetourt
- Roanoke
- Hanover
- Lynchburg
- York
- Williamsburg
- Shenandoah
- Goochland
- Rockbridge
- Powhatan
- Patrick
- Greene
- Alexandria
- Westmoreland
- Louisa
- Amherst
- James City
- Culpeper
- Northumberland
- Norfolk
- Lee
- Franklin
- Craig
- Roanoke City
- Lancaster
- Wise
- Tazewell
- New Kent
- Fredericksburg
- Scott
- Pulaski
- Mecklenburg
- Floyd
- Charlotte
- Buckingham
- Portsmouth
- Alleghany
- Caroline
- Wythe
- Suffolk
- Russell
- Charles City
- Petersburg
- Orange
- Lexington
- Cumberland
- Campbell
- Bland
- Nottoway
- Dickenson
- Lunenburg
- Carroll
- Accomack
- Staunton
- Middlesex
- Appomattox
- King William
- Henry
- Fairfax City
- Essex
- Buchanan
- Winchester
- Sussex
- Prince George
- Pittsylvania
- Northampton
- Martinsville
- King and Queen
- Falls Church
- Dinwiddie
- Waynesboro
- Surry
- Salem
- Norton
- Manassas
- Hopewell
- Hampton
- Greensville
- Clifton Forge City
- Poquoson
- Manassas Park
- King George
- Amelia
- Galax
- Fluvanna
- Danville
- Covington
- Brunswick
- Bedford City
- Southampton
See the full Common Garter Snake profile or all snakes in Virginia.