Western Terrestrial Garter Snake

Western Terrestrial Garter Snake

Thamnophis elegans

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Olympic National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
0–10
Mar
0–10
Apr
0–10
May
0–10
Jun
0–10
Jul
0–10
Aug
0–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
0–10
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Olympic National Park?

About 7% of visitor-days record a Western Terrestrial Garter Snake sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 33 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

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

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