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Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Gartersnake
Blue Ridge Parkway
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Thamnophis sirtalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Common Gartersnake
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Squamata, Suborder Serpentes, Family Colubridae, Genus Thamnophis, Species Thamnophis sirtalis


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Park Tags:
Evidence Sensitivity - Operationally Protected


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: S5; VA: S5
Evidence:		19 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 7 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Acadia National Park
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Assateague Island National Seashore
Big Hole National Battlefield	Big Thicket National Preserve
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area	Canaveral National Seashore
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Congaree National Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Crater Lake National Park
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Devils Tower National Monument
Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve	Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Frederica National Monument	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Matanzas National Monument	Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site	Glacier National Park
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	Grand Portage National Monument
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Lassen Volcanic National Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Missouri National Recreational River
Mount Rainier National Park	Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Muir Woods National Monument	Natchez Trace Parkway
Nez Perce National Historical Park	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Niobrara National Scenic River	North Cascades National Park
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Olympic National Park
Pinnacles National Park	Point Reyes National Seashore
Presidio of San Francisco	Redwood National Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park	San Juan Island National Historical Park
Scotts Bluff National Monument	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Stones River National Battlefield
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Vicksburg National Military Park
Weir Farm National Historical Park	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Whitman Mission National Historic Site	Wind Cave National Park


Last Modified Date:	8/24/2022

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 5:01:13 PM

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NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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