California records
Western Terrestrial Garter Snake in California
HarmlessThamnophis elegans
Yes. The Western Terrestrial Garter Snake has been recorded in 54 California counties. It is non-venomous (harmless). Slender body with three light stripes running the length of a darker back.
California counties with Western Terrestrial Garter Snake records
54 listed- Lassen
- Shasta
- Humboldt
- Sonoma
- Santa Cruz
- San Mateo
- Marin
- Siskiyou
- Mono
- Monterey
- San Francisco
- Alameda
- Mendocino
- Contra Costa
- El Dorado
- Tuolumne
- Modoc
- Nevada
- San Luis Obispo
- Plumas
- San Bernardino
- Del Norte
- Santa Clara
- Tulare
- Butte
- Sierra
- Placer
- Alpine
- Mariposa
- Fresno
- Lake
- Sacramento
- Madera
- Santa Barbara
- San Joaquin
- Inyo
- Napa
- Tehama
- Trinity
- Amador
- Yuba
- Calaveras
- Kern
- Colusa
- Ventura
- Sutter
- Solano
- Glenn
- Los Angeles
- San Benito
- San Diego
- Yolo
- Orange
- Merced
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