West Coast Garter Snake
Thamnophis validus
- Venom
- Not venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Colubrid
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Thamnophis
- Continents
- North America
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Common
About
West Coast Garter Snake (Thamnophis validus) is a non-venomous colubrid of the family Colubridae, found in Mexico. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 40 more. Common: recorded in 76 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.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Cloud Forest
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Pine Forest
- Riverine Forest
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Mountain Forest
- Secondary Forest
- Regenerating Forest
- Forest Edges
- Forest Clearings
- Shrubland
- Scrubland
- Chaparral
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Coastal Desert
Related snakes
- Giant Garter Snake Thamnophis gigas
- Two-striped Garter Snake Thamnophis hammondii
- Liner's Garter Snake (bogerti) Thamnophis bogerti
- Blackbelly Garter Snake Thamnophis melanogaster
- Liner's Garter Snake Thamnophis lineri
- Plains Garter Snake Thamnophis radix
- Longtail Alpine Garter Snake Thamnophis scalaris
- Butler's Garter Snake Thamnophis butleri
- Common Gartersnake Thamnophis sirtalis
- Western Aquatic Garter Snake Thamnophis couchii
- Western Terrestrial Garter Snake Thamnophis elegans
- Highland Garter Snake Thamnophis fulvus
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.