{"id":10157,"date":"2019-12-16T11:20:04","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T16:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/?p=10157"},"modified":"2026-02-24T10:58:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:58:15","slug":"urban-rattlers-of-bostons-blue-hills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/urban-rattlers-of-bostons-blue-hills\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Rattlers of Boston\u2019s Blue Hills"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-6vyv8st-6439f36720bc1c5b63260d14813946d4 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  blog-inner avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-10157'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mm0sbzxd-b5c176f952904dba46ef05cc9950d2d2\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mm0sbzxd-b5c176f952904dba46ef05cc9950d2d2 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mm0sbzxd-b5c176f952904dba46ef05cc9950d2d2 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mm0sbzxd-b5c176f952904dba46ef05cc9950d2d2 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first  inner-blog-banner-full-width-img'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-52133 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-52133 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/UrbanRattlers_BlueHills.png' alt='' title='UrbanRattlers_BlueHills'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mm0sc8od-47fcf9a46f74aacea3cc4cf7a4f1e569\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mm0sc8od-47fcf9a46f74aacea3cc4cf7a4f1e569{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mm0sc8od-47fcf9a46f74aacea3cc4cf7a4f1e569 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mm0sc8od-47fcf9a46f74aacea3cc4cf7a4f1e569 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mm0sc8od-47fcf9a46f74aacea3cc4cf7a4f1e569 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_post_metadata'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Urban rattlers of Boston\u2019s Blue Hills<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mm0scbpe-b2ff9af2adff81e4e0bbb36945b38aa1\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-mm0scbpe-b2ff9af2adff81e4e0bbb36945b38aa1{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-mm0scbpe-b2ff9af2adff81e4e0bbb36945b38aa1 .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-mm0scbpe-b2ff9af2adff81e4e0bbb36945b38aa1 av-metadata-container-align-left  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  av-metadata-container-1'><div class='av-post-metadata-container-inner'><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-meta-content\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-published\"><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-published\">Publi\u00e9 le<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-published-date\" >D\u00e9cembre 16, 2019<\/span><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-separator\"><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-author\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-author\">par<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-author-name\" >Ojibway Massasauga<\/span><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-separator\"><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-category\"><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-categories\">|<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/in-the-news\/\" >Dans l'actualit\u00e9<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/massasauga-rattlesnake\/\" >Crotale massasauga<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" >Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/ojibway-prairie-reptile-recovery\/\" >R\u00e9tablissement des reptiles des prairies Ojibway<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/urban-vipers\/\" >Vip\u00e8res urbaines<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-4w55ojx-097a89a5bc3e673ffe0f0ca3d2fa89c9 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  species-inner-content-intro-wrapper avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-10157'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4f8btcd-2a0f82e4e354793b372f3f433508cb09\">\n.flex_column.av-4f8btcd-2a0f82e4e354793b372f3f433508cb09{\npadding:25px 25px 25px 25px;\nbackground-color:#f8fbf4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-4f8btcd-2a0f82e4e354793b372f3f433508cb09 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-5  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  light-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mm0scu0n-8bf8a57653124578b3a0b4006ff4e593'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>What is the Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery Program?<\/strong> The Ojibway Prairie Complex and Greater Park Ecosystem (OPCGPE) in Ontario\u2019s Windsor-LaSalle region is home to several reptile species threatened by urban development, habitat fragmentation and road mortality, including eastern foxsnakes, Butler\u2019s gartersnakes, Blanding\u2019s turtles and a critically endangered population of massasauga rattlesnakes. The Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery Team (OPRREC) works to protect and monitor these species.\u2060<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-3svsrl9-bc54a193986ee1e241888b3a5fc9efc1 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mm0sdeua-04f2f75c7140f6b7d6537fec1c5aac4e'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Every so often I like to <strong>share stories about other viper populations,<\/strong> particularly those in urban landscapes, to allow us to step outside of our Ojibway Prairie \u201clens\u201d, catch a glimpse of conservation action in other parts of the world, and hopefully gain some inspiration and guidance along the way.<\/p>\n<p>In Sept 2014, I briefly profiled the urban population of <strong>Prairie Rattlesnakes in the coulees of<\/strong> Lethbridge Alberta, and more recently, in September 2018, I gave a review of my visit to the <strong>Hungarian Meadow Viper Conservation Centre, in<\/strong> Kiskunsag National Park.<\/p>\n<p>This past July, I was lucky to \u201cdetour\u201d a part of our summer family vacation to visit the <strong>Blue Hills Reservation<\/strong>, on the outskirts of Boston, Massachusetts. This was no random detour. I first read about the reservation in Robert Palmer\u2019s 2004 book Landscape with Reptile and was eager for the opportunity to take a look around.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-3g8gg4t-8152ba699bdea6846f58efb0459e2f36 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mm0se1xk-3405b3aebce98e8105eb666683579117\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mm0se1xk-3405b3aebce98e8105eb666683579117 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mm0se1xk-3405b3aebce98e8105eb666683579117 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mm0se1xk-3405b3aebce98e8105eb666683579117 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-10  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-52134 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-52134 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/UrbanRattlers_BlueHillsMap.png' alt='' title='UrbanRattlers_BlueHillsMap'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-anudjh-60f3b866d8d303f75bb8221e562c99f1\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-anudjh-60f3b866d8d303f75bb8221e562c99f1{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-anudjh-60f3b866d8d303f75bb8221e562c99f1 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mm0seazo-df63e0f0a6d4a0f9bf0979afee7a4e63'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Map of the Blue Hills Reservation, on the outskirts of Boston, MA, showing its extensive trail network<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-2g66mel-d94b006f830dac8992c4e83995dea745 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mm0sepjr-cffe25ae44c0f3f86d6a380ddd8e8ac4'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The Blue Hills is a large (over 2800 ha!) protected area within the Boston metropolitan region. Designed by a visionary landscape architect, Charles Elliot, in the late 1800\u2019s, the park system provides an astounding array of recreational opportunities from swimming to hiking to rock climbing. The park also supports a diversity of habitats including Pitch Pine forests, rocky outcrops and freshwater wetlands. Of the 22 forested hills found in the reservation, the highest \u2013 known as the Great Blue Hill \u2013 provides an astounding view of the Boston skyline from 190 m above sea level.<\/p>\n<p>Most amazing of all, however, is that the hills also provide home to a population of Timber Rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus). Unfortunately, my visit was much too short, and at the wrong time of year, to provide any real chance of finding one of these elusive creatures in the wild. Lucky for me, the local nature museum provided a couple of specimens readily viewable to even the laziest of field herpetologists.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-1y4bzm5-23574eb4bc1edb2aaa23ecaa3d04a105 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mm0sf5cv-7390e336e1e1fbed752fe2480d3fb8d3\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mm0sf5cv-7390e336e1e1fbed752fe2480d3fb8d3 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mm0sf5cv-7390e336e1e1fbed752fe2480d3fb8d3 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mm0sf5cv-7390e336e1e1fbed752fe2480d3fb8d3 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-16  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-52135 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-52135 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/UrbanRattlers_TimberRattlesnake.png' alt='' title='UrbanRattlers_TimberRattlesnake'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1k06ist-a676caf0d061f0d4a33aca87a5bc769c\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1k06ist-a676caf0d061f0d4a33aca87a5bc769c{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1k06ist-a676caf0d061f0d4a33aca87a5bc769c hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mm0sfbc1-0bd75cb35947982687429dabfee74c7d'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>The colour variations present in the Timber Rattlesnake are quite attractive. The Blue Hills Trailside Museum had both \u201cyellow\u201d and \u201cblack\u201d phases on display for my herpetological enjoyment.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-1797gjx-6b3d383f2625e0ff36ed1a979d34ce47 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mm0sfwt5-933ca2e907f06f51f3aa044dbaca962f'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Visiting the landscape of another urban population of rattlesnakes, however, was consolation enough and it inspired me to reflect on some of the main parallels between the Boston and Ojibway Prairie populations of rattlesnakes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1) The complete <strong>encirclement of the parks by urban development<\/strong> \u2013 The Blue Hills are surrounded by communities of the Greater Boston area, including Braintree, Quincy, and Milton, meaning this rattler population is effectively isolated from its counterparts in other parts of the state.<\/p>\n<p>2) The key role of the local nature centre in providing public outreach and factual information about rattlesnakes (and having live specimens on display) \u2013 At the Blue Hills, it\u2019s the <strong>Massachusetts Audubon Society<\/strong> that runs and manages the Blue Hills Trailside Museum. Check them out here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/get-outdoors\/wildlife-sanctuaries\/blue-hills-trailside-museum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/get-outdoors\/wildlife-sanctuaries\/blue-hills-trailside-museum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>3) The presence of <strong>authorities to manage human-snake conflict by translocating \u2018problem\u2019 rattlesnakes<\/strong> \u2013 In Boston, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/orgs\/massachusetts-environmental-police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Environmental Police officers<\/a> respond to human-rattlesnake conflict situations. These snake wranglers \u2013 looking similar to Ontario\u2019s Conservation Officers \u2013 capture snakes that slither into the adjacent commercial of residential developments and translocate them back into the Blue Hills. Here was an incident that occurred in August of last year:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patriotledger.com\/news\/20180830\/rattlesnake-brings-police-to-braintree-go-kart-track\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> https:\/\/www.patriotledger.com\/news\/20180830\/rattlesnake-brings-police-to-braintree-go-kart-track<\/a><\/p>\n<p>4) The <strong>protection of globally rare ecosystems within park boundaries<\/strong> \u2013 The globally rare Pitch Pine \u2013 Scrub Oak habitat can be found at the Blue Hills Reservation. This shrub-dominant ecological community is fire-dependant and also very rare in Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p>Although the conservation of urban viper populations can be quite challenging, Boston\u2019s Timber Rattlesnakes have imparted upon me the importance of having an <strong>established public outreach facility<\/strong> and a <strong>professional and prompt response to human-rattlesnake conflicts<\/strong>. Finally, in the face of urban encroachment and fragmentation, the many rare, beautiful, and scaly elements of the Blue Hills Reservation are sure to continue to inspire its many supporters to continue to protect and connect its habitats into the future.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-uha3ql-756a4a578a777cf6bdc95fd7d7fb0218\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-uha3ql-756a4a578a777cf6bdc95fd7d7fb0218{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-uha3ql-756a4a578a777cf6bdc95fd7d7fb0218 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-av_section-c255ec14b78a368bb6b71c4b8da61d3d main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  blog-inner avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-10157'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-797d6728893cdc55557a7d7ad6dd81b4 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-23  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  author-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mm0sh3dv-c61b14955fbaff41cbefa2929947f4bb'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Jonathan Choquette<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Biologiste principal \u2013 R\u00e9tablissement des reptiles de la prairie Ojibway<\/h5>\n<p>Jonathan Choquette manages the recovery program for the Ojibway population of the massasauga rattlesnake in Southern Ontario. \u00a0Jonathan is a habitat expert, studying both biology and landscape architecture at the University of Guelph. Jonathan has published numerous articles about the importance of habitat for reptiles and amphibians.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mm0shepe-e54569ff5299e6a6940d5a2cb5805057\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mm0shepe-e54569ff5299e6a6940d5a2cb5805057 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mm0shepe-e54569ff5299e6a6940d5a2cb5805057 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mm0shepe-e54569ff5299e6a6940d5a2cb5805057 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-25  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  author-pic'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-52137 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-52137 avia_image' 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itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Blog\" ><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-49577 post-loop-1 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider post-49577 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-and-events category-ojibway-prairie-reptile-recovery project-ojibway-prairie-reptile-recovery project-reptile-and-amphibian-recovery specific-species-massasauga-rattlesnake\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Inspiration from our Hungarian colleagues\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/hungarian-meadow-vipers\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Inspiration from our Hungarian colleagues\">Inspiration from our Hungarian colleagues<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" rel=\"tag\">Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/ojibway-prairie-reptile-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">R\u00e9tablissement des reptiles des prairies Ojibway<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/ojibway-prairie-reptile-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">R\u00e9tablissement des reptiles des prairies Ojibway<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/reptile-and-amphibian-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sauvegarde des reptiles et des amphibiens<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/massasauga-rattlesnake\/\" rel=\"tag\">Crotale massasauga<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/hungarian-meadow-vipers\/\"  title=\"Vipera_u_rakosiensis\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vipera_u_rakosiensis-800x423.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-49580 avia-img-lazy-loading-49580 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vipera_u_rakosiensis-800x423.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vipera_u_rakosiensis-710x375.jpg 710w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/hungarian-meadow-vipers\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewbox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2025-04-14T10:35:43-05:00\" >avril 14, 2025<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">par <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/author\/jonchoquette\/\" rel=\"author\">Jonathan D. Choquette, PhD<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vipera_u_rakosiensis.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>622<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>800<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Jonathan D. Choquette, PhD<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WPC_Frn-scaled.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Jonathan D. Choquette, PhD<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2025-04-14T10:35:43-05:00\" >2025-04-14 10:35:43<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2025-05-27 08:57:35<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Inspiration from our Hungarian colleagues<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-49165 post-loop-2 post-parity-even single-big with-slider post-49165 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-and-events category-ojibway-prairie-reptile-recovery project-ojibway-prairie-reptile-recovery specific-species-massasauga-rattlesnake\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: The massasauga rattlesnake: nature&#8217;s umbrella\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/the-massasauga-rattlesnake-natures-umbrella\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: The massasauga rattlesnake: nature&#8217;s umbrella\">The massasauga rattlesnake: nature&#8217;s umbrella<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" rel=\"tag\">Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/ojibway-prairie-reptile-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">R\u00e9tablissement des reptiles des prairies Ojibway<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/ojibway-prairie-reptile-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">R\u00e9tablissement des reptiles des prairies Ojibway<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/massasauga-rattlesnake\/\" rel=\"tag\">Crotale massasauga<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/the-massasauga-rattlesnake-natures-umbrella\/\"  title=\"Massasauga-feature\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Massasauga-feature.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-49171 avia-img-lazy-loading-49171 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Massasauga-feature.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Massasauga-feature-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Massasauga-feature-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Massasauga-feature-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Massasauga-feature-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Massasauga-feature-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/the-massasauga-rattlesnake-natures-umbrella\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewbox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2025-02-25T13:18:11-05:00\" >f\u00e9vrier 25, 2025<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">par <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/author\/ojibway-massasauga-rattlesnake-team\/\" rel=\"author\">Ojibway Massasauga<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Massasauga-feature.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>400<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>400<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Ojibway Massasauga<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-and-events category-ojibway-prairie-reptile-recovery category-urban-vipers project-ojibway-prairie-reptile-recovery\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Urban Vipers 11: Tiger Snakes in Melbourne\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/urbanvipers11-tiger-snakes-in-melbourne\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Urban Vipers 11: Tiger Snakes in Melbourne\">Urban Vipers 11: Tiger Snakes in Melbourne<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" rel=\"tag\">Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/ojibway-prairie-reptile-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">R\u00e9tablissement des reptiles des prairies Ojibway<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/urban-vipers\/\" rel=\"tag\">Vip\u00e8res urbaines<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/ojibway-prairie-reptile-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">R\u00e9tablissement des reptiles des prairies Ojibway<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/urbanvipers11-tiger-snakes-in-melbourne\/\"  title=\"Tiger-snake-feature-flip\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tiger-snake-feature-flip.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-49046 avia-img-lazy-loading-49046 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tiger-snake-feature-flip.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tiger-snake-feature-flip-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tiger-snake-feature-flip-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tiger-snake-feature-flip-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tiger-snake-feature-flip-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tiger-snake-feature-flip-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/urbanvipers11-tiger-snakes-in-melbourne\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewbox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2025-02-05T11:42:28-05:00\" >f\u00e9vrier 5, 2025<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">par <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/author\/ojibway-massasauga-rattlesnake-team\/\" rel=\"author\">Ojibway Massasauga<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tiger-snake-feature-flip.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>400<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>400<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Ojibway 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