{"id":40830,"date":"2019-05-17T16:42:06","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T21:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/?p=40830"},"modified":"2026-02-24T14:13:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T19:13:16","slug":"species-showdown-rattlesnake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/species-showdown-rattlesnake\/","title":{"rendered":"Species Showdown: Massasauga"},"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-40830'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mm0rwp10-04b5251b97655879f37ccfd417ffeefc\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mm0rwp10-04b5251b97655879f37ccfd417ffeefc img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mm0rwp10-04b5251b97655879f37ccfd417ffeefc .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mm0rwp10-04b5251b97655879f37ccfd417ffeefc 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-52126 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-52126 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SpeciesShowdown_Massasauga.png' alt='' title='SpeciesShowdown_Massasauga'  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-mm0rx29u-f46f5af816c2b0395de70ac4a917d5c2\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mm0rx29u-f46f5af816c2b0395de70ac4a917d5c2{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mm0rx29u-f46f5af816c2b0395de70ac4a917d5c2 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mm0rx29u-f46f5af816c2b0395de70ac4a917d5c2 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mm0rx29u-f46f5af816c2b0395de70ac4a917d5c2 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\"  >Species Showdown: save the Massasuaga rattlesnake!<\/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-mm0rx8rv-79892d3f4798d3849d28f50a81957786\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-mm0rx8rv-79892d3f4798d3849d28f50a81957786{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-mm0rx8rv-79892d3f4798d3849d28f50a81957786 .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-mm0rx8rv-79892d3f4798d3849d28f50a81957786 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\" >mai 17, 2019<\/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\" >Jonathan D. Choquette, PhD<\/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\/\" >Crotale massasauga<\/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\/category\/species-showdown\/\" >Species Showdown<\/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-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-40830'><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-5  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  light-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mm0ryhh0-45241b59dc6939de63c75dd8be80e769'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>What is the Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery Program?<\/strong> The Ojibway Prairie Complex and Greater Park Ecosystem (OPCGPE) in Ontario\u2019s Windsor-LaSalle region is home to several reptile species threatened by urban development, habitat fragmentation and road mortality, including eastern foxsnakes, Butler\u2019s gartersnakes, Blanding\u2019s turtles and a critically endangered population of massasauga rattlesnakes. The Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery Team (OPRREC) works to protect and monitor these species.\u2060<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mm0ryz6s-61d1d5a844e65fd5be736f64569c664b'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><section class=\"av_textblock_section av-li0sjukt-3dcfb42e9fd8cbc9fc20235ecd357ce9\">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock\">\n<h3><strong>Endangered in Carolinian Ontario. <\/strong><strong>Less than 25\u00a0individuals left in the wild.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section av-li0skp57-9920bbea98877085512933dc153eb614\">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock\">\n<h4>Amount Raised: $1,340<\/h4>\n<div class=\"flex_column av-8sxw6v2-723db935d8961c617a43e77fb7c42d2c av_one_full avia-builder-el-13 el_before_av_one_full avia-builder-el-first first flex_column_div\">\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section av-8n1ivdq-527ae3bf9306c3c7f5a570efc46600b4\">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock\">\n<h5><strong>About the Species:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section av-83izdjy-6355d0c3b4f964dba36dc165c025ff7c\">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock\">\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Eastern massasauga rattlesnakes face a number of threats, including habitat loss, road mortality, intentional killing, and illegal collection for the pet trade. While at-risk throughout its range in Ontario, the massasauga rattlesnake population in the Ojibway Prairie is critically small, making it extremely sensitive to threats and at a high risk for local extinction.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av-1devsqm-cac76011e95584e2cf31256e34782768 av_one_full avia-builder-el-16 el_after_av_one_full el_before_av_one_full first flex_column_div column-top-margin\">\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section av-li0sh9o2-8ce460289a46d93c90ca8c684d765a61\">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock\">\n<h5><strong>Our Hands-on Action:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section av-li0sh2an-dc8c7972a4d1f6b711f9f16626c60aec\">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock\">\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">In 2015 Wildlife Preservation Canada launched the Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery program (OPRREC), to protect and connect critical habitat, reduce threats, conduct public outreach, and prepare for long-term population augmentation using techniques such as conservation breeding and translocation. A robust monitoring regime will allow us to evaluate the success of our recovery efforts and to change our techniques as required.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av-o40qce-5b6401f8e3481e0f933447d4da90fef6 av_one_full avia-builder-el-19 el_after_av_one_full avia-builder-el-last first flex_column_div column-top-margin\">\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section av-li0si7q6-c175aa14424e1f3496fddf84dee2c8cb\">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock\">\n<h3>Help the\u00a0<strong>Crotale massasauga<\/strong> win the Species Showdown!<\/h3>\n<h3>Make a donation below to show your support.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mm0s11c6-3589d09f5ab66df30853535eaac4e22a\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mm0s11c6-3589d09f5ab66df30853535eaac4e22a img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mm0s11c6-3589d09f5ab66df30853535eaac4e22a .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mm0s11c6-3589d09f5ab66df30853535eaac4e22a av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-10  avia-builder-el-no-sibling'   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-52127 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-52127 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SpeciesShowdown_MassasaugaCoiledUp.png' alt='' title='SpeciesShowdown_MassasaugaCoiledUp'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mm0s1cgp-685a927355bb331f6a0fdb49d9eda7d8\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mm0s1cgp-685a927355bb331f6a0fdb49d9eda7d8 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mm0s1cgp-685a927355bb331f6a0fdb49d9eda7d8 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mm0s1cgp-685a927355bb331f6a0fdb49d9eda7d8 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-12  avia-builder-el-no-sibling'   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-52128 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-52128 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SpeciesShowdown_MassasaugaOnMoss.png' alt='' title='SpeciesShowdown_MassasaugaOnMoss'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-3a876428eececa9d35452247ddb053af\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-3a876428eececa9d35452247ddb053af{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-3a876428eececa9d35452247ddb053af hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-26wt5q-bb77f063e0ff0ded02b7fdbe31ff3241 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-li0stonq-8f81c37d35d940f5dc5e4f3974877e98'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<h3><strong>Why Jon wants you to sponsor his favourite species:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-video av-li0swb6s-0d5cbe04edf43e12cf1cc8d34b57d510 avia-video-16-9 av-no-preview-image avia-video-load-always av-lazyload-immediate av-lazyload-video-embed'  itemprop=\"video\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"  data-original_url='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=goqNZZQOkMM'><script type='text\/html' class='av-video-tmpl'><div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sponsor the Massasauga in the Species Showdown\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/goqNZZQOkMM?feature=oembed&autoplay=0&loop=0&controls=1&mute=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/script><div class='av-click-to-play-overlay'><div class=\"avia_playpause_icon\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-av_section-c255ec14b78a368bb6b71c4b8da61d3d main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-17  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-40830'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-797d6728893cdc55557a7d7ad6dd81b4 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-18  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  author-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mm0s2wot-1b77dbce9db23cd611809bfc2fabde88'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Jonathan Choquette<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Lead Biologist &#8211; Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery<\/h5>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section av-fv072-8ed26785ec25cd0770e46c743de65771\">\n<div class=\"avia_textblock\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_3\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et_pb_column_7 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<p>Jonathan Choquette manages the recovery program for the Ojibway population of the massasauga rattlesnake in Southern Ontario. \u00a0Jonathan is a habitat expert, studying both biology and landscape architecture at the University of Guelph. Jonathan has published numerous articles about the importance of habitat for reptiles and amphibians.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mm0s49l3-6a24e2c0404355dc19f193d28957daa5\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mm0s49l3-6a24e2c0404355dc19f193d28957daa5 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mm0s49l3-6a24e2c0404355dc19f193d28957daa5 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mm0s49l3-6a24e2c0404355dc19f193d28957daa5 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-20  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 fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-52129 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-52129 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Jonathan-Choquette-and-prairie-rattlesnake.jpg' alt='' title='Jonathan-Choquette-and-prairie-rattlesnake'  height=\"593\" width=\"593\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='blog-inner'  class='avia-section av-av_section-8eecd69ce36189f9165e9139e4f86b78 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  blog-section 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-40830'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  id=\"recent-articles-project\"  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-976baad68ed45a5be92561c364634969 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-22  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  more-articles-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-7a1af7d8f9790576b1769c0a9f0449ed'   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-av_one_full-7c1c4378b5fdbfb47cc43070bf9f9eef\">\n#top .flex_column.av-av_one_full-7c1c4378b5fdbfb47cc43070bf9f9eef{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:15px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-av_one_full-7c1c4378b5fdbfb47cc43070bf9f9eef{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-7c1c4378b5fdbfb47cc43070bf9f9eef av_one_full  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><div  class='av-alb-blogposts template-blog  blog-home'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Blog\" ><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-49577 post-loop-1 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider post-49577 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-and-events category-ojibway-prairie-reptile-recovery project-ojibway-prairie-reptile-recovery project-reptile-and-amphibian-recovery specific-species-massasauga-rattlesnake\"  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: Inspiration from our Hungarian colleagues\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/hungarian-meadow-vipers\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Inspiration from our Hungarian colleagues\">Inspiration from our Hungarian colleagues<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" rel=\"tag\">Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/ojibway-prairie-reptile-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">R\u00e9tablissement des reptiles des prairies Ojibway<\/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\/blog\/project\/reptile-and-amphibian-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sauvegarde des reptiles et des amphibiens<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/massasauga-rattlesnake\/\" rel=\"tag\">Crotale massasauga<\/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\/hungarian-meadow-vipers\/\"  title=\"Vipera_u_rakosiensis\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vipera_u_rakosiensis-800x423.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-49580 avia-img-lazy-loading-49580 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vipera_u_rakosiensis-800x423.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vipera_u_rakosiensis-710x375.jpg 710w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/hungarian-meadow-vipers\/\" 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=\"2025-04-14T10:35:43-05:00\" >avril 14, 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\/jonchoquette\/\" rel=\"author\">Jonathan D. Choquette, PhD<\/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\/04\/Vipera_u_rakosiensis.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>622<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>800<\/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'>Jonathan D. 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class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: The massasauga rattlesnake: nature&#8217;s umbrella\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/the-massasauga-rattlesnake-natures-umbrella\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: The massasauga rattlesnake: nature&#8217;s umbrella\">The massasauga rattlesnake: nature&#8217;s umbrella<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" rel=\"tag\">Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/ojibway-prairie-reptile-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">R\u00e9tablissement des reptiles des prairies Ojibway<\/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\">Crotale massasauga<\/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\/the-massasauga-rattlesnake-natures-umbrella\/\"  title=\"Massasauga-feature\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Massasauga-feature.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-49171 avia-img-lazy-loading-49171 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Massasauga-feature.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Massasauga-feature-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Massasauga-feature-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Massasauga-feature-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Massasauga-feature-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Massasauga-feature-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\/the-massasauga-rattlesnake-natures-umbrella\/\" 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' 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Massasauga<\/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\/02\/Massasauga-feature.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'>Ojibway Massasauga<\/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 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format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-and-events category-ojibway-prairie-reptile-recovery category-urban-vipers 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: Urban Vipers 11: Tiger Snakes in Melbourne\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/urbanvipers11-tiger-snakes-in-melbourne\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Urban Vipers 11: Tiger Snakes in Melbourne\">Urban Vipers 11: Tiger Snakes in Melbourne<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" rel=\"tag\">Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/ojibway-prairie-reptile-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">R\u00e9tablissement des reptiles des prairies Ojibway<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/urban-vipers\/\" rel=\"tag\">Vip\u00e8res urbaines<\/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\/urbanvipers11-tiger-snakes-in-melbourne\/\"  title=\"Tiger-snake-feature-flip\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tiger-snake-feature-flip.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-49046 avia-img-lazy-loading-49046 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tiger-snake-feature-flip.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tiger-snake-feature-flip-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tiger-snake-feature-flip-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tiger-snake-feature-flip-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tiger-snake-feature-flip-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tiger-snake-feature-flip-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" 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class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/author\/ojibway-massasauga-rattlesnake-team\/\" rel=\"author\">Ojibway Massasauga<\/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\/02\/Tiger-snake-feature-flip.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'>Ojibway 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