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Thamnophis sirtalis
Common Garter Snake
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

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

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


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NY: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 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	Blue Ridge Parkway
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
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:	7/21/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 6:35:05 PM

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