The San Francisco garter snake (T. s. tetrataenia), which is extremely scarce and occurs only in the vicinity of ponds and reservoirs in San Mateo County, California, has been listed as an endangered species by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service since 1967.
A subespecie de San Francisco (T. s. tetrataenia), que é extremadamente escasa e vive só arredor de pozas e depósitos de auga en San Mateo County, California, está na lista de especies ameazadas do Servizo de Pesca e Vida salvaxe de Estados Unidos desde 1967.