Iowa records
Plains Garter Snake in Iowa
HarmlessThamnophis radix
Yes. The Plains Garter Snake has been recorded in 63 Iowa counties. It is non-venomous (harmless). Slender body with three light stripes running the length of a darker back.
Iowa counties with Plains Garter Snake records
63 listed- Story
- Dickinson
- Polk
- Woodbury
- Palo Alto
- Kossuth
- Johnson
- Pottawattamie
- Jasper
- Boone
- Scott
- Linn
- Black Hawk
- Clinton
- Butler
- Dallas
- Clay
- Cerro Gordo
- Calhoun
- Washington
- Sioux
- Monona
- Cass
- Poweshiek
- Pocahontas
- Plymouth
- Muscatine
- Benton
- Mills
- Marshall
- Mahaska
- Jefferson
- Iowa
- Humboldt
- Howard
- Harrison
- Hardin
- Hancock
- Hamilton
- Clayton
- Wright
- Worth
- Winneshiek
- Winnebago
- Webster
- Van Buren
- Tama
- Shelby
- Osceola
- O'Brien
- Lyon
- Lucas
- Jackson
- Ida
- Grundy
- Greene
- Fremont
- Floyd
- Emmet
- Des Moines
- Clarke
- Chickasaw
- Buena Vista
See the full Plains Garter Snake profile or all snakes in Iowa.