by Jonathan Choquette | Oct 14, 2021 | Massasauga Rattlesnake, Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery, Reptiles & Amphibians
An important component of WPC’s recovery of the Ojibway Prairie population of massasauga rattlesnakes in southwestern Ontario involves public outreach and education to curb human-rattlesnake conflict. These conflicts can result in a person experiencing a...
by Ojibway Massasauga | Sep 9, 2021 | Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery
Shopping carts, tires, a bed, broken tiles and car parts – everything but the kitchen sink! These were amongst the 1,218 kg of garbage and 220 kg of recycling – a whopping 1,428 kg in total – removed from the Ojibway Prairie Provincial Nature Reserve...
by Ojibway Massasauga | Aug 5, 2021 | Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery, Reptiles & Amphibians
A young western rattlesnake, Crotalus oreganus. Photo: Connor Long Welcome to another installation of our Urban Vipers series! In this blog, we’ll be discussing the population of western rattlesnakes (Crotalus oreganus) living in and around Osoyoos, British...
by Ojibway Massasauga | Jun 8, 2021 | Massasauga Rattlesnake, Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery
The prairie rattlesnake, Crotalus viridis. Photo courtesy of J.N. Stuart. “Rattlesnakes” and “cities” are two words that aren’t often thought of as complementary. However, around the world there are major urban areas where people live...
by Ojibway Massasauga | Apr 22, 2021 | Massasauga Rattlesnake, Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery, Reptiles & Amphibians, Species at Risk
An eastern gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis) spending the winter of 2019/20 in an artificial hibernaculum at the Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park. Photograph was taken with a flexible borescope camera. The primary goal of the Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery...
by Ojibway Massasauga | Feb 24, 2021 | Eastern Foxsnake, Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery
This neonate eastern foxsnake (Pantherophis vulpinus) was found crossing the road by an OPRREC technician between surveys. To the reptiles and amphibians living in the Ojibway Prairie Complex, roadways pose a grave threat. Roads create a deadly game of chance for any...
