Environmentalists aim to help San Francisco's 'beautiful' snake make a comeback

Kron – the Gulf region has its original snake, San Francisco Snake (Theophis Sirtalis Tetrataenia). Environmental scientists said that some snake lovers consider it one of the most “beautiful” snakes on Earth.

Wild San Francisco Garter Snakes only lives in the Gulf region, not anywhere else in the world. Federal species have been listed as threatened with extinction for more than 50 years.

An adult SF snake is seen in the SF Zoo. (Photography: Jimmy Macles /SF Zoo)

A new project launched by many agencies focus on redistributing habitats around the Gulf, including the Golden Gate National Entertainment, with colored creatures.

Project partners include MidPeninsula Regional Open Space (MIDPEN), San Francisco animal, United States geological survey (USGs), National Park Service (NPS), Golden Gate National Parks Conservance, SANCICICO Recreation and Parks Department.

After biologists in USGs gathered pregnant females from the wild, the San Francisco Zoo raised about 120 newborn snakes this year in the zoo.

Three of the infant -frying snakes are seen San Francisco in the SF Zoo. (Photo by Golden Gate National Parks Conservance)

Children’s snakes will be released in 2026 when they reach a large size enough to evade predators. Their mothers returned home to the wilderness earlier in September.

San Francisco Garter Snake returns to the wilderness on September 8, 2025 (photographed by Marisa Ishihatsu)

“Memorization often begins at the local level – in our background techniques – and the echo of the snake’s decline due to urbanization, pollution, loss of prey and loss of habitats with all of us must be reluctant,” Dr. Roshil Stels wrote with SF Zoo in a statement. “This is the first time that the SF zoo raises this type to release to help boost snakes in major habitats.”

Historically, reptiles lived the mixture throughout the San Francisco Bay area. It is a sub -type of common ligament snake.

“The San Francisco Garter’s snake is really on the brink of extinction, and it was recognized before the endangered species behave. Fortunately, it was not too late for them. We are working as supporting their lives.”

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