{"id":16922,"date":"2022-11-02T09:42:20","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T14:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/?p=16922"},"modified":"2023-07-05T11:16:59","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T16:16:59","slug":"saving-the-butlers-gartersnake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/saving-the-butlers-gartersnake\/","title":{"rendered":"Sauver la couleuvre de Butler"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-7sp6dcq-6aa1082ace3f6f2d52f7dd7670ac9e29 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-16922'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ldf0dxb5-1be775d474f641af4cb9ff1d7a36e7f3\">\n.avia-image-container.av-ldf0dxb5-1be775d474f641af4cb9ff1d7a36e7f3 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-ldf0dxb5-1be775d474f641af4cb9ff1d7a36e7f3 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-ldf0dxb5-1be775d474f641af4cb9ff1d7a36e7f3 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-38352 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-38352 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Thamnophis_butleri.jpg' alt='' title='Thamnophis_butleri'  height=\"1704\" width=\"2272\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ldf0dgd2-5ba9eca2128f644f0e2f65f253f77e18\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-ldf0dgd2-5ba9eca2128f644f0e2f65f253f77e18{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-ldf0dgd2-5ba9eca2128f644f0e2f65f253f77e18 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-ldf0dgd2-5ba9eca2128f644f0e2f65f253f77e18 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-ldf0dgd2-5ba9eca2128f644f0e2f65f253f77e18 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\"  >Saving the Butler\u2019s gartersnake<\/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-768s062-f70017b93e479ca68de9ce8786e94794\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-768s062-f70017b93e479ca68de9ce8786e94794{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-768s062-f70017b93e479ca68de9ce8786e94794 .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-768s062-f70017b93e479ca68de9ce8786e94794 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\" >novembre 2, 2022<\/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-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/author\/cory-trowbridge\/\"  rel=\"author\">Cory Trowbridge<\/a><\/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\/species\/butlers-gartersnake\/\" >Couleuvre \u00e0 petite t\u00eate<\/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><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-12zwhi2-cbc5a1c334cb4387a52c9a38edae95ba main_color avia-section-no-padding avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-4  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-16922'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mvgzui-e7eff3ba0acb513636f0b3466773311a\">\n.flex_column.av-mvgzui-e7eff3ba0acb513636f0b3466773311a{\nbackground-color:#f8fbf4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-mvgzui-e7eff3ba0acb513636f0b3466773311a av_one_full  avia-builder-el-5  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  light-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-ldf3brmc-1a17ff114271ec1a96822dcce5f6719a'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h5><em>As the summer ends in Southwestern Ontario, WPC\u2019s Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery team is wrapping up it\u2019s first year of a new recovery project. Many see eastern gartersnakes as a common species which emerge from their hibernation sites in the spring and get right to work with mating as large, tangled masses of snakes called mating balls. However, if you are in the Sarnia or Windsor areas of Ontario there may be another similar looking snake easily mistaken for eastern gartersnakes \u2013 the Butler\u2019s gartersnake. Despite its similar appearance to the eastern gartersnake, the smaller, more secretive, Butler\u2019s gartersnake is quite different.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-5ezy4ka-58116859b11749739c73851d36b4d907 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-7  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-16922'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-51rj2ai-4673d009a815271f82e08526b5540916 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-8  el_before_av_image  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div'     ><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ldf0onrx-9c6e99b23a62522f2d4df19c138966d2\">\n.avia-image-container.av-ldf0onrx-9c6e99b23a62522f2d4df19c138966d2 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-ldf0onrx-9c6e99b23a62522f2d4df19c138966d2 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-ldf0onrx-9c6e99b23a62522f2d4df19c138966d2 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_textblock'   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-35749 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-35749 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ball.jpg' alt='' title='Ball'  height=\"1001\" width=\"1500\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ldf0p5in-fbe68244434e54ae810839c1f4dca2c9'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Gartersnake mating ball. Can you count how many snakes are here? Photo: Jeff Mitton<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_4'  class='avia-section av-3whj9iy-065397b64f91241993d5cf40eee46eac main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-11  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-16922'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-3awe5lm-383db9f5c4747d61d3ca20f07ab7635b av_one_full  avia-builder-el-12  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-ldf0fe7i-cf54faed34d15a2b010fcfb50902819d'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h5>The Species<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ldf0g655-b57fde7533f63cd66aafee5726423ed5'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The Buter\u2019s gartersnake (Thamnophis butleri) can easily be mistaken for other similar looking snakes in Ontario, such as northern ribbon snakes (T. sauritis) or the previously mentioned eastern gartersnakes (T. sirtalis). Smaller than the other Thamnophis snakes in Ontario, with a shorter body and narrower head and neck, the Butler\u2019s gartersnake is often overlooked and misidentified. The best way to tell the difference between these three striped snakes is the location of the lateral stripes that run along the side of the body, in Butler\u2019s gartersnakes the lateral stripe is centered on the 3rd scale row. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BdQhDXVS0Xs\">Take a look at our video on Butler\u2019s gartersnake stripes here for more details.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ldf0i0kn-99ce7c28d3e31fc6bbbce6c4c763c833\">\n.avia-image-container.av-ldf0i0kn-99ce7c28d3e31fc6bbbce6c4c763c833 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-ldf0i0kn-99ce7c28d3e31fc6bbbce6c4c763c833 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-ldf0i0kn-99ce7c28d3e31fc6bbbce6c4c763c833 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock'   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-35750 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-35750 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Butlers-stripes.jpg' alt='' title='Butlers-stripes'  height=\"1148\" width=\"1430\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ldf0qzha-bc4dfbfddb9c5ede91a166032aea1f7e'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Butler\u2019s gartersnake (Thamnophis butleri) lateral stripe. Note the stripe centered on scale row 3, and partially covering scale rows 2 and 4. Photo: Cory Trowbridge<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-acja9m-bc47160bbf264d445fde45b851ccfc26'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Butler\u2019s gartersnakes are also more selective in their diets and habitat compared to some of the other Thamnophis snakes. They prefer open habitats such as tallgrass prairies, old fields, and other large grassy areas located close to wet or damp environments. Also, unlike the more varied diet of the eastern gartersnake, the Butler\u2019s gartersnake feeds almost exclusively on earthworms. Interestingly, Butler\u2019s gartersnakes are believed to have fed predominantly on leeches prior to the introduction of European earthworms by early settlers. Presumably, as it shifted its diet toward earthworms, the Butler\u2019s gartersnake became less dependant on wetland habitats than it was historically.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-2cebndm-d3f2f1895d79c52136c06e58120cbec0 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-ldf0ufio-bd0476c3f25926f3ede8f93475744ab3'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h5>The Threats<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ldf0vjfl-808c369895a0b829c5b9c1c912294ddc'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Even after causing a shift in the Butler\u2019s gartersnake\u2019s diet, humans continue to alter the lives of these snakes. The loss of tallgrass prairies and the removal of open grassy areas has led to rapid disappearance of Butler\u2019s gartersnakes across their southwestern Ontario range. As a result of habitat loss and the extirpation of local subpopulations, the Butler\u2019s gartersnake is now an endangered species in Canada. For example, this species was once present in a continuous band stretching from the mouth of the Detroit River near Amherstburg to the head of the St. Clair River near Sarnia. Now, Butler\u2019s gartersnakes are mostly restricted to clusters of subpopulations in the Sarnia and Windsor areas, <a href=\"https:\/\/chrome-extension:\/\/efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj\/https:\/\/publicationslist.org\/data\/daniel.noble\/ref-11\/Noble_et.al._2013_Gartersnake%20genetics.pdf\">which are genetically isolated from each other<\/a>. Urban, industrial and agricultural developments in these areas have also further fragmented and isolated remaining subpopulations, increasing the likelihood of local extirpations. Given this bleak outlook, Wildlife Preservation Canada has decided to ramp up its efforts in the hopes of improving the status of the Butler\u2019s gartersnake before its too late.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-29hw7ve-35cada6df0810712ccb52929732d403e av_one_full  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-ldf0wec4-caeee26cd52beaf01905ed493d95f5cd'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h5>The Recovery Project<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ldf0ws4g-e535383c303bf93a2a48899a5c900e6e'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>In 2022 Wildlife Preservation Canada\u2019s Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery (OPRREC) team started undertaking a new Butler\u2019s Gartersnake Recovery Project. This project will contribute towards the recovery of Butler\u2019s gartersnakes by improving our understanding of how habitat fragmentation impacts the species, implementing habitat enhancement activities to increase the amount of available habitat and reconnect fragmented populations, and improving translocation techniques to recover extirpated subpopulations. Along with this new recovery effort, the OPRREC team also welcomed a new Project Biologist, Cory Trowbridge, to help manage and plan the project. Cory comes with a background in reptile and amphibian population ecology and firsthand experience with Butler\u2019s gartersnakes.<\/p>\n<p>Cory Trowbridge and the rest of the OPRREC team look forward to providing updates on the Butler\u2019s Gartersnake Recovery Project in the near future.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-1rn0cuy-e13d44e1a60b3db13db15ec54a05655c av_one_full  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-ldf0x9b9-db2262d5fb7d9f8bbc320a1568f0c912'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h5>Literature Cited<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ldf0yra8-6505659896890a8e48060896bfe7d2bd'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><ul>\n<li>https:\/\/www.colorado.edu\/asmagazine\/2019\/05\/09\/mating-ball-garter-snakes-caught-campus<\/li>\n<li>Powell, Robert, et al. \u201cPeterson Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America.\u201d Amazon, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016.<\/li>\n<li>https:\/\/publicationslist.org\/data\/daniel.noble\/ref-11\/Noble_et.al._2013_Gartersnake%20genetics.pdf<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_5'  class='avia-section av-199lwxm-eab39a50c450694a08f95ea6b24b32de main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  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-16922'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-n6yntm-b3fea4aa22b8fcca97490284ff6ad0e1 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-28  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  author-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-ldf108i1-4a9ce1f947f1bfce408ff2a76b0b09d5'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Cory Trowbridge<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Project Biologist \u2013 Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery<\/h5>\n<p>Cory is the project biologist on the recovery of the Butler\u2019s gartersnakes as part of the Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery Program. Cory\u2019s past research focused on the ecology of reptiles and amphibians around energy facilities. 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