This species no longer lives in Ontario. http://bit.ly/WhQVl4 Photo credit Gary Brown.
Eastern gartersnake, photo by Peter Ferguson.
Ontario’s wild species.
S is for snake.
Photo credit: aposematic herpetologist
Butler’s gartersnakes, listed as endangered in Ontario, feed on leeches and worms near wetlands: www.ontarionature.org/protect/campaigns/butlers_gartersnake.php.
Photo credit: Alan Wolf
Have you sssssseen me? Please report your sightings of reptiles and amphibians, like this smooth greensnake, to our atlas project: www.ontarionature.org/atlas.
Photo credit: atrahamrepol
The eastern hog-nosed snake – named for its flat, upturned nose – is threatened as a result of habitat loss and human persecution. Though it mimics rattlesnakes by shaking its tail, flattening its neck and hissing, the eastern hog-nosed snake is not dangerous to humans.
Photo credit: Coastlander
