British Columbia records
Western Terrestrial Garter Snake in British Columbia
HarmlessThamnophis elegans
Yes. The Western Terrestrial Garter Snake has been recorded in 24 British Columbia counties. It is non-venomous (harmless). Slender body with three light stripes running the length of a darker back.
British Columbia counties with Western Terrestrial Garter Snake records
24 listed- Central Kootenay
- Capital
- Greater Vancouver
- Thompson-Nicola
- Okanagan-Similkameen
- Comox-Strathcona
- Nanaimo
- East Kootenay
- Central Okanagan
- Sunshine Coast
- North Okanagan
- Cariboo
- Powell River
- Kootenay Boundary
- Columbia-Shuswap
- Squamish-Lillooet
- Fraser Valley
- Cowichan Valley
- Peace River
- Central Coast
- Bulkley-Nechako
- Alberni-Clayoquot
- Kitimat-Stikine
- Fraser-Fort George
See the full Western Terrestrial Garter Snake profile or all snakes in British Columbia.