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 – 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> [et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.2.2″]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section> [\/et_pb_code]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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