{"id":17978,"date":"2020-09-23T09:27:54","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T14:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/?p=11779"},"modified":"2026-07-20T14:03:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T19:03:12","slug":"copy-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/copy-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Odd Couple: An Unlikely Relationship Between Snakes and Crayfish"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-ap7pcqi-8d60733b97cd83a1645c5e91dd8cd9dc 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-17978'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style 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alt='' title='TheOddCoupleAnUnlikelyRelationshipBetweenSnakesAndCrayfish_DiggerCrayfishMudChimney_KAntaya'  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-mrtl41vm-571fd87babdc9a0468cbbba83441a239\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mrtl41vm-571fd87babdc9a0468cbbba83441a239{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mrtl41vm-571fd87babdc9a0468cbbba83441a239 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mrtl41vm-571fd87babdc9a0468cbbba83441a239 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mrtl41vm-571fd87babdc9a0468cbbba83441a239 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\"  >The Odd Couple: An Unlikely Relationship Between Snakes and Crayfish<\/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-aew0fru-016933d91032b077865a7547e994ef6a\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-aew0fru-016933d91032b077865a7547e994ef6a{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-aew0fru-016933d91032b077865a7547e994ef6a .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-aew0fru-016933d91032b077865a7547e994ef6a 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\" >septembre 23, 2020<\/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\/blogs\/\" >Blogs<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/massasauga-rattlesnake\/\" >Massasauga de l'Est<\/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-8dpawfu-824e4e5f29e2f0f3e73cba2168721997 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-17978'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-83kim3e-4de9b916da40e3ed7f3d794ab58553e5\">\n.flex_column.av-83kim3e-4de9b916da40e3ed7f3d794ab58553e5{\npadding:25px 25px 25px 25px;\nbackground-color:#f8fbf4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-83kim3e-4de9b916da40e3ed7f3d794ab58553e5 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-mrtl79k1-919b428a77196754ec0b6bc29b601540'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"p1\"><strong>Qu'est-ce que le Programme de r\u00e9tablissement des reptiles de la prairie Ojibway ?<\/strong> Le complexe de la prairie Ojibway et le grand \u00e9cosyst\u00e8me du parc (OPCGPE) dans la r\u00e9gion de Windsor-LaSalle en Ontario abrite plusieurs esp\u00e8ces de reptiles menac\u00e9es par le d\u00e9veloppement urbain, la fragmentation de l'habitat et la mortalit\u00e9 routi\u00e8re, notamment les couleuvres fauves de l'Est, les couleuvres \u00e0 petite t\u00eate, les tortues mouchet\u00e9es et une population en danger critique de massasaugas. L'\u00e9quipe de r\u00e9tablissement des reptiles de la prairie Ojibway (OPRREC) travaille \u00e0 prot\u00e9ger, r\u00e9tablir et surveiller ces esp\u00e8ces.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-7q4cwyi-9134887a356f6ce387d291b48062fb33 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-7  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-mrtl5nyj-2dcc3088626a957665bc77c61acbc20f\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrtl5nyj-2dcc3088626a957665bc77c61acbc20f img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrtl5nyj-2dcc3088626a957665bc77c61acbc20f .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrtl5nyj-2dcc3088626a957665bc77c61acbc20f av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-8  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 class='wp-image-53777 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-53777 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/TheOddCoupleAnUnlikelyRelationshipBetweenSnakesAndCrayfish_DiggerCrayfish_KAntaya.jpg' alt='' title='TheOddCoupleAnUnlikelyRelationshipBetweenSnakesAndCrayfish_DiggerCrayfish_KAntaya'  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-759j5yy-90da6d5197120147b1e851fef8156f86\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-759j5yy-90da6d5197120147b1e851fef8156f86{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-759j5yy-90da6d5197120147b1e851fef8156f86 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-9  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-mrtl5vg3-ccf9ca44c1b71800bc9cc87ba8d8c74c'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>A digger crayfish (Creaserinus fodiens), one of the few species of burrowing crayfish found at the Ojibway Prairie Nature Reserve. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-nsc596-b02ca878858ef6e1a77a1d8b97b54c7d av_one_full  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrtl64at-391368ae6c64550dde98ef5250bd1691'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Since graduating two years ago from Fleming College, I have worked hands-on with a lot of different species including turtles, birds, rodents, and many different plant species. But as Field Tecnhician on the Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery Program in southwestern Ontario, this is the first time I\u2019ve been able to focus on conservation efforts for one of my favourite groups of animals \u2013 snakes! Little did I know that this work was going to end up including decapods as well, coincidentally another one of my favourite groups.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Everything in an ecosystem is interconnected \u2013 sometimes in ways you would never expect. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the Ojibway Prairie Provincial Nature Reserve, crayfish and Massasauga rattlesnakes have a very interesting relationship. In this region of Ontario, where temperatures drop below freezing for a good part of the year, for snakes to survive it is vital that they have a place to overwinter below the frost line. Deep rock fissures, old wells, or even spaces around tree root systems can all serve as underground areas, or hibernacula, for snakes to sleep the winter away. For Massasauga rattlesnakes, however, their choice of hibernaculum is often crayfish burrows.<\/p>\n<p>You might not typically think of a prairie as a good place to find an animal with gills, but the Ojibway Prairie is actually home to a few species of terrestrial crayfish. Digger crayfish (Creaserinus fodiens) and devil crayfish (Lacunicambarus diogenes) are both found in Ontario, with digger crayfish being the predominant species at Ojibway Prairie. If you are lucky, there is one other species of terrestrial crayfish you might find, called the painted mudbug (Lacunicambarus polychromatus). The first reported sighting of this large crayfish species in Canada was found right here in the Ojibway Prairie Complex in 2016. All three of these species create deep burrows, which can descend deeper than 50 cm below the surface to reach the water table, and can be simple or complex with multiple entrances.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-63yfee2-813641cdc6e82b353eb6c17b91d83175 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-13  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-mrtl8opn-b139f408b8ffb7b827f20e28dce3961d\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrtl8opn-b139f408b8ffb7b827f20e28dce3961d img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrtl8opn-b139f408b8ffb7b827f20e28dce3961d .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrtl8opn-b139f408b8ffb7b827f20e28dce3961d av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-14  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 class='wp-image-53778 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-53778 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/TheOddCoupleAnUnlikelyRelationshipBetweenSnakesAndCrayfish_DiggerCrayfishMudChimney_KAntaya.jpg' alt='' title='TheOddCoupleAnUnlikelyRelationshipBetweenSnakesAndCrayfish_DiggerCrayfishMudChimney_KAntaya'  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-5rew97e-0849f3f5b0c544d84959965586e81f46\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-5rew97e-0849f3f5b0c544d84959965586e81f46{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-5rew97e-0849f3f5b0c544d84959965586e81f46 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-15  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-mrtl838l-924b316c4d7cd60cfd2b0d53f1172f75'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>These mud &#8216;chimneys&#8217; often mark the entrances of terrestrial crayfish burrows. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-5f2xbei-39d8c3e1a09afc32cb08654a6598ba9b av_one_full  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrtl8hd2-4ccd7e03527ab2b1f8fd763cbbb3c98b'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Aside from their role in creating snake hibernacula, crayfish serve numerous other functions within their environments.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Crayfish are voracious scavengers and opportunistic omnivores.<\/li>\n<li>They are important predators and are even considered keystone species in some ecosystems.<\/li>\n<li>They are both primary and secondary consumers, as well as prey for larger carnivores such as raccoons.<\/li>\n<li>Their place in multiple trophic levels, (multiple positions in the food chain) means they play an important role in the flow of energy through the food web.<\/li>\n<li>They act as natural indicators of environmental pollution in freshwater ecosystems, and are one of the 27 groups of animals collected in benthic invertebrate sampling for aquatic monitoring in Ontario. They may be small, but these little creatures pull their weight!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4p2n1h6-7b4d93b22fa7c31d6676b22d85e8b2b1\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4p2n1h6-7b4d93b22fa7c31d6676b22d85e8b2b1{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-4p2n1h6-7b4d93b22fa7c31d6676b22d85e8b2b1 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-19  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-4buc9iy-1e3837f4b6a1f5025e9aae924f21823d main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-20  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-17978'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-3vtf8ca-22946ffd41ebb26a5271d613252b8b5d av_one_full  avia-builder-el-21  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  author-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrtl8was-d58ebd15c27079a7a8a0bf1c2f8083d3'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Kelly Antaya<\/h3>\n<h5 class=\"et_pb_member_position\">Field Technician \u2013 Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery<em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<p>Kelly started working with Wildlife Preservation Canada as an intern, and is now a field technician. She has worked in reptile conservation throughout Ontario, and has also assisted on population studies of skinks and snakes on islands in northern Madagascar. Kelly is a graduate of Fleming College, where she received her diploma in ecosystem management.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mrtl95m6-b30842b9b08bc05c6e8fe52ce68769dc\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrtl95m6-b30842b9b08bc05c6e8fe52ce68769dc img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrtl95m6-b30842b9b08bc05c6e8fe52ce68769dc .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrtl95m6-b30842b9b08bc05c6e8fe52ce68769dc av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-23  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 class='wp-image-37782 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-37782 avia_image' 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