Western Terrestrial Garter Snake

Closest Relatives at Banff National Park

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
2	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
3	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
4	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
5	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
6	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
7	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
8	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
9	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
10	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
11	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
12	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
13	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
14	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
15	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Western Terrestrial Garter Snake in Banff National Park?

About 17% of visitor-days record a Western Terrestrial Garter Snake sighting in Banff National Park, based on 67 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Western Terrestrial Garter Snake in Banff National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Western Terrestrial Garter Snake in Banff National Park in our monthly data.