{"id":17985,"date":"2020-12-16T09:00:15","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T14:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/?p=12096"},"modified":"2026-07-21T12:42:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T17:42:06","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-av_section-c255ec14b78a368bb6b71c4b8da61d3d 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-av_post_metadata-13e4b3beb6991a7b8db3a512ffa6eb39\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-av_post_metadata-13e4b3beb6991a7b8db3a512ffa6eb39{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-av_post_metadata-13e4b3beb6991a7b8db3a512ffa6eb39 .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-av_post_metadata-13e4b3beb6991a7b8db3a512ffa6eb39 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\/species\/massasauga-rattlesnake\/\" >Massasauga de l'Est<\/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<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-av_section-07697afc0c8c61850a5a26bd6d3ca3fe 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-av_one_full-f17b3659ed3960b0d46d3a16ba1d3a7b\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_full-f17b3659ed3960b0d46d3a16ba1d3a7b{\npadding:25px 25px 25px 25px;\nbackground-color:#f8fbf4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-f17b3659ed3960b0d46d3a16ba1d3a7b 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-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 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. 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