{"id":17985,"date":"2020-12-16T09:00:15","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T14:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/?p=12096"},"modified":"2026-10-22T10:32:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T15:32:16","slug":"hibernating-snakes-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/hibernating-snakes-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Hibernating snakes &#8211; Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-87x1h1d-22a381bbb044260e5b7f56626a401bea 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-17985'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mruxuu9h-d06a12ab5917a4f31b8ee61186eea80f\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mruxuu9h-d06a12ab5917a4f31b8ee61186eea80f{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mruxuu9h-d06a12ab5917a4f31b8ee61186eea80f .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mruxuu9h-d06a12ab5917a4f31b8ee61186eea80f .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mruxuu9h-d06a12ab5917a4f31b8ee61186eea80f av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_post_metadata  avia-builder-el-first'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Hibernating snakes &#8211; Part 1<\/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-7lpc1a9-ee4d8dbe04511534595c87dcbd391389\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-7lpc1a9-ee4d8dbe04511534595c87dcbd391389{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-7lpc1a9-ee4d8dbe04511534595c87dcbd391389 .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-7lpc1a9-ee4d8dbe04511534595c87dcbd391389 av-metadata-container-align-left  avia-builder-el-2  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, 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-5sp7s2p-ba35cd5a568a8e5155c8287d3bb62366 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-3  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-17985'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5g306o1-e9d31b39eb9eab3b07e6b7e63ff1104c\">\n.flex_column.av-5g306o1-e9d31b39eb9eab3b07e6b7e63ff1104c{\npadding:25px 25px 25px 25px;\nbackground-color:#f8fbf4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-5g306o1-e9d31b39eb9eab3b07e6b7e63ff1104c av_one_full  avia-builder-el-4  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  light-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mruxv33g-a0ddb78c186ae5c2d24523abbc1c8a28'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"p1\"><b>Qu'est-ce que le Programme de r\u00e9tablissement des reptiles de la prairie Ojibway ?<\/b> 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-4suzb0h-dfae6c614366f1b1b4f3a6794fb1bebe av_one_full  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mruxvba5-e1d12baccc6a2ffec0a48182ffe1268d'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>In this short video Jonathan Choquette, Lead Biologist of the Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery Program in the Windsor\/Essex area of Ontario, talks about our artificial hibernacula &#8211; burrows used by snakes for hibernation. See the different parts that make up an artificial hibernaculum, and how we install them in the field.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-4enbdq9-e10faa6ae5eaa115449a215f17e846ac av_one_full  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mruxvv5b-ea6ef15fe3b6dbc7b99635d29afd051e'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Artificial Snake Hibernacula: Part 1\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zsHThg2jn7c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style 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id=\"recent-articles-project\"  class='flex_column av-35fqpb5-6bd942be5a58a892eda4454b6a566cac av_one_full  avia-builder-el-12  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  more-articles-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-2ddie1t-b70a0208e5c2c763d07e8cb969dcbbca'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Articles r\u00e9cents sur le projet<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-21cuoqp-bf45a4fe9f1f1d346be32f85aa9ca4d1\">\n#top .flex_column.av-21cuoqp-bf45a4fe9f1f1d346be32f85aa9ca4d1{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:15px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-21cuoqp-bf45a4fe9f1f1d346be32f85aa9ca4d1{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-21cuoqp-bf45a4fe9f1f1d346be32f85aa9ca4d1 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-14  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carnage on Matchett Rd. continues\">Le carnage sur la route Matchett continue<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/blogs\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blogs<\/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\">Massasauga de l'Est<\/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\/carnage-matchett-road\/\"  title=\"GordoLeSerpent_AdamDell_Miniature\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GordoTheSnake_AdamDell_Thumbnail.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-51069 avia-img-lazy-loading-51069 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GordoTheSnake_AdamDell_Thumbnail.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GordoTheSnake_AdamDell_Thumbnail-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GordoTheSnake_AdamDell_Thumbnail-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GordoTheSnake_AdamDell_Thumbnail-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GordoTheSnake_AdamDell_Thumbnail-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GordoTheSnake_AdamDell_Thumbnail-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\/carnage-matchett-road\/\" 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=\"2025-10-07T15:52:47-05:00\" >7 octobre 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\/wildlife-preservation-canada\/\" rel=\"author\">Conservation de la faune au Canada<\/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\/10\/GordoTheSnake_AdamDell_Thumbnail.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'>Conservation de la faune au Canada<\/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'>Conservation de la faune au Canada<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2025-10-07T15:52:47-05:00\" >2025-10-07 15:52:47<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2026-09-30 19:37:19<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Le carnage sur la route Matchett continue<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-50543 post-loop-2 post-parity-even single-big with-slider post-50543 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs 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: Highway to shell\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/highway-to-shell\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Highway to shell\">L'autoroute vers la carapace<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/blogs\/\" rel=\"tag\">Blogs<\/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\/highway-to-shell\/\"  title=\"BLTU_TaylorHopper_BlogThumbnail\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BLTU_TaylorHopper_BlogThumbnail.png\" class=\"wp-image-50557 avia-img-lazy-loading-50557 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BLTU_TaylorHopper_BlogThumbnail.png 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BLTU_TaylorHopper_BlogThumbnail-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BLTU_TaylorHopper_BlogThumbnail-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BLTU_TaylorHopper_BlogThumbnail-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BLTU_TaylorHopper_BlogThumbnail-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/BLTU_TaylorHopper_BlogThumbnail-180x180.png 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\/highway-to-shell\/\" 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=\"2025-08-19T13:30:50-05:00\" >19 ao\u00fbt 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\/remo-boscarino-gaetano\/\" rel=\"author\">Remo Boscarino-Gaetano<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div 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