Where to see a Common Garter Snake in Connecticut

The Common Garter Snake is recorded in the counties of 118 Connecticut state parks (research-grade iNaturalist observations). Ranked by how often it is observed in each area:

1. Mount Tom State Park
2. Mount Riga State Park
3. Kent Falls State Park
4. Housatonic Meadows State Park
5. Bigelow Hollow State Park
6. Mansfield Hollow State Park
7. Burr Pond State Park
8. Black Rock State Park
9. Lake Waramaug State Park
10. Quaddick State Park
11. Macedonia Brook State Park
12. Mashamoquet Brook State Park
13. Gay City State Park
14. Mohawk State Forest
15. Natchaug State Forest
16. Shenipsit State Forest
17. Mattatuck State Forest
18. American Legion State Forest
19. Campbell Falls State Park Reserve
20. Pomeroy State Park
21. Above All State Park
22. Ross Pond State Park
23. Platt Hill State Park
24. Sunnybrook State Park
25. Dennis Hill State Park

These are county-level records — the species is documented in the area around each park, which is a strong steer rather than a guarantee for the park itself.

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