Photo of a Common Gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis)
Photo: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY, via iNaturalist

Common Gartersnake

Thamnophis sirtalis

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Non-constrictor
Type
Colubrid
Family
Colubridae
Genus
Thamnophis
Continents
North America
Countries
2
How common
Common

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About

Common Gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Canada, United States. It lives in habitats such as temperate rainforest, temperate deciduous forest, temperate mixed forest, temperate coniferous forest and 72 more. Common: recorded in 16821 places on iNaturalist.

Where it lives

Native range

Habitats

Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.

Related snakes

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