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title: "Butler's Garter Snake"
description: "Thamnophis butleri — Reptiles. Butler's garter snake (Thamnophis butleri) is a species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/butler-s-garter-snake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Butler's Garter Snake

> Thamnophis butleri — Reptiles. Butler's garter snake (Thamnophis butleri) is a species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae.

- Scientific name: *Thamnophis butleri*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 870
- Wikidata: [Q381402](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381402)
- iNaturalist taxon: [28423](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/28423)

## Names

- en: Butler's Garter Snake
- de: Butlers Strumpfbandnatter
- fr: Couleuvre à petite tête
- nl: Butler's Garter Snake

## Countries with the most observations

US (395), CA (286)

## Summary

Butler's garter snake (Thamnophis butleri) is a species of snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to North America.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butler%27s_garter_snake

## Photo

![Butler's Garter Snake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/butler-s-garter-snake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Martyn Drabik-Hamshare · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/45578338

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/butler-s-garter-snake?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).