by Ojibway Massasauga | Aug 6, 2019 | Massasauga Rattlesnake, Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery, Uncategorized
The Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery Team conducts road mortality surveys from early spring to late fall. Though the focus is on species-at-risk reptiles, we make note of any dead vertebrates found dead on the road. Join Jon (Lead Biologist) and Justyna (Field Intern)...
by Ojibway Massasauga | Jun 13, 2019 | Massasauga Rattlesnake, Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery
Figure 1. “Prairie”, our first eastern massasauga of 2019! Can you see the rattle paint that is still visible from 2017? The Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery Team has some shocking news! On May 27th, 2019 we finally found our first massasauga of the...
by ellen | Apr 29, 2019 | Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery
After a long, cold winter, many of us can’t wait for signs of spring. Whether that be the first glimpse of a robin or flowers starting to bloom, spring brings us all a sense of excitement! However, for those of us in the southern Ontario herpetology community,...
by Ojibway Massasauga | Apr 12, 2019 | Massasauga Rattlesnake, Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery
The Ojibway Prairie Complex and Greater Park Ecosystem is home to a small population of eastern massasauga rattlesnakes. These rattlesnakes and other at risk snakes in the area are threatened by residential development, habitat fragmentation, road mortality, and...
by Ojibway Massasauga | Oct 31, 2018 | Massasauga Rattlesnake, Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery
As this blog is being written, the Ojibway Prairie Massasauga team is listening to Monster Mash and Thriller while doing office work. Hopefully everyone reading this is feeling the Halloween spirit as much as we are! Those of you who’ve been following the...
by Ojibway Massasauga | Oct 25, 2018 | Massasauga Rattlesnake, Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery
October 15th, 2018 Here in Windsor, Ontario the weather is finally starting to chill out. This means that we, the Ojibway Prairie Massasauga team, have wrapped up certain field projects (like occupancy and gestation site surveys) and are focusing on others (like road...
