Northwestern Garter Snake
Thamnophis ordinoides
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyColubridae (Colúbrids)
- GenusThamnophis (Garter Snakes)
- SpeciesThamnophis ordinoides (Northwestern Garter Snake)
Closest Relatives at Olympic National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Northwestern Garter Snake in Olympic National Park?
About 26% of visitor-days record a Northwestern Garter Snake sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 282 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northwestern Garter Snake in Olympic National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Northwestern Garter Snake in Olympic National Park in our monthly data.