{"id":49165,"date":"2025-02-25T13:18:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T18:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.qa.caorda.com\/blog\/urbanvipers11-tiger-snakes-in-melbourne-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T13:45:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T18:45:33","slug":"the-massasauga-rattlesnake-natures-umbrella","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/the-massasauga-rattlesnake-natures-umbrella\/","title":{"rendered":"The massasauga rattlesnake: nature&#8217;s umbrella"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-1lua8i3-d147aee4a892fa46b69eb9a95abd45c6 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-49165'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-f7ojwuj-1515b86bd187ca6570fae8a7bac0c533\">\n.avia-image-container.av-f7ojwuj-1515b86bd187ca6570fae8a7bac0c533 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-f7ojwuj-1515b86bd187ca6570fae8a7bac0c533 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-f7ojwuj-1515b86bd187ca6570fae8a7bac0c533 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_textblock  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-49168 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-49168 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Blog-photo-1.png' alt='' title='Blog photo 1'  height=\"705\" width=\"1024\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-a3924wb-c13d6e2efb655a0baa3005743640ecd4'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>The eastern massasauga, <\/em>Sistrurus catenatus (<em>Photo credit: Peter Paplanus, used under Creative Commons license CC BY-SA 4.0<\/em>)<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ez95eyz-5254f63086aaa45c7c04cd12a1fd7d40\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-ez95eyz-5254f63086aaa45c7c04cd12a1fd7d40{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-ez95eyz-5254f63086aaa45c7c04cd12a1fd7d40 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-ez95eyz-5254f63086aaa45c7c04cd12a1fd7d40 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-ez95eyz-5254f63086aaa45c7c04cd12a1fd7d40 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_post_metadata'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The massasauga rattlesnake: nature\u2019s umbrella<\/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-ejfsl63-5ac8821167f274b26db62488b1c25657\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-ejfsl63-5ac8821167f274b26db62488b1c25657{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-ejfsl63-5ac8821167f274b26db62488b1c25657 .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-ejfsl63-5ac8821167f274b26db62488b1c25657 av-metadata-container-align-left  avia-builder-el-4  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\" >f\u00e9vrier 25, 2025<\/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-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/author\/ojibway-massasauga-rattlesnake-team\/\"  rel=\"author\">Ojibway Massasauga<\/a><\/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\/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-xrf3pn-76a410f858f5d43385ebe2b5d965f773 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-5  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-49165'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-8sspnsb-5eff3044ea29a71c82e32e3ff1b07580 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-6  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div'     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-8li7n63-16711ec5e7604486aa082a7b62ec65f7'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>There are a variety of potential <\/em><em>conservation strategies, complicating decision-making when time and budgets are limited. The umbrella species concept has been proposed as a form of short-cut to guide conservation management because this strategy in theory can address the needs of multiple species.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-t5sb7v-077aa4d75fc9468bfeac22e1b4e8ab2e'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h5><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>W<\/strong><strong>hat is an<\/strong><strong> umb<\/strong><strong>rella species<\/strong><strong>?<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>An umbrella species is a plant or animal chosen to guide conservation decision-making, as protecting this species and its habitat confers \u201can umbrella of protection\u201d to other species inhabiting the same ecological community. Species chosen often have large home ranges or have similar habitat needs to a variety of species. Generally speaking, the higher the diversity of microhabitat requirements a species has, the greater the \u201cumbrella effect\u201d that it will have on other plants and animals.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Why is the eastern massasauga an umbrella species?\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>The eastern massasauga is an umbrella species, first and foremost, because it is in dire need of protection. Massasaugas in Canada are entirely restricted to the Province of Ontario. The snakes found furthest south in Ontario are part of the \u201cCarolinian\u201d population, which is listed as Endangered provincially and federally. A combination of factors including intensive agriculture, habitat fragmentation, road mortality, urban development, and intentional killing has led to the collapse of the Carolinian\u00a0 massasauga population. These animals can now only be found in two very small subpopulations, at Wainfleet Bog and at Ojibway Prairie, triggering the need for immediate protection and recovery actions.<\/p>\n<p>The second reason is that the eastern massasauga requires a diversity of habitats and microhabitat features to complete all aspects of its life history. Therefore, protecting massasauga habitat affords protection to an assortment of other creatures. In general, these rattlesnakes can be found in a variety of habitat types such as prairies, rock barrens, and forest-wetland complexes. They rely on areas of open canopy for thermoregulation, foraging, and reproduction, often using discrete microhabitats therein, such as rock piles or brush piles. Additionally, they tend to migrate to forested habitats near aquatic features for overwintering, using animal burrows or other access points to get underground into water-saturated soils and away from freezing temperatures. In brief, massasaugas use both upland and wetland habitats, closed canopy and open canopy habitats, and above ground and below ground habitats, thus casting their umbrellas quite widely.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Who fits under the massasauga&#8217;s umbrella? <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tallgrass prairies are one of the rarest ecosystems in Canada and are characterized by tall grasses, low tree cover, and seasonal fires that limit the growth of woody plants. Most Canadian prairies have been converted to agricultural uses, with only about 1% of tallgrass prairies remaining in Ontario, thus many prairie species are struggling due to a lack of habitat. At the Ojibway Prairie, in particular, there are a number of plants and animals that fit under the massasauga\u2019s umbrella, and benefit from its protection:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eastern Chipmunk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The eastern chipmunk (<em>Tamias striatus<\/em>) is a small ground dwelling squirrel that is locally rare in the Windsor-Essex region. This small mammal is not only an important food source for various animals, but chipmunk burrows provide overwintering habitat for snakes, including the massasauga. Chipmunks rely on species-rich deciduous forests to provide them with a high variety of food sources. Thus conserving massasauga hibernation habitat will in turn protect the forested habitats chipmunks require to flourish.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Milkweed and Monarchs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Ojibway Prairie is host to a unique variety of plant species, some of which are species at risk (e.g., dense blazing star and colicroot), and others that are rare in Canada. Many species of milkweed occur here, such as the purple milkweed, Sullivant\u2019s milkweed, whorled milkweed, and the tall green milkweed, which is found nowhere else in Canada (<a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/keeping-milkweed-in-the-prairie\/\">see our related blog post)<\/a>. Milkweeds thrive in open sunny areas and are an important plant host for monarch butterflies. Monarch butterflies exclusively lay their eggs on milkweed plants and the caterpillars rely on the milkweed for food and shelter. The monarchs is considered \u201cEndangered\u201d in Canada due to habitat fragmentation and lack of milkweed distribution. \u00a0Thus, protecting and restoring the open prairie habitats used by massasaugas for foraging, basking and gestation also protects monarchs and their food source.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lg1er03d-c3121a708fc2576e34e19c96f08e85c1\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lg1er03d-c3121a708fc2576e34e19c96f08e85c1 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lg1er03d-c3121a708fc2576e34e19c96f08e85c1 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lg1er03d-c3121a708fc2576e34e19c96f08e85c1 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock'   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-49169 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-49169 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/blog-photo-2.jpg' alt='' title='blog photo 2'  height=\"1200\" width=\"1600\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lg1eqes2-f593fe4e36f746a41c771af2a81b3c2a'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>A monarch butterfly, <\/em>Danaus plexippus (<em>Photo credit: Metisse Arseneault, 2022<\/em>)<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Terrestrial Crayfish<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While many people think of crayfish as being fully aquatic, terrestrial crayfish play an important role in the Ojibway Prairie ecosystem. The digger crayfish (<em>Creaserinus fodiens<\/em>), devil crayfish (<em>Lacunicambarus diogenes<\/em>) and the painted mudbug (<em>Lacunicambarus polychromatus<\/em>) can all be found locally. These species of crayfish dig burrows on land which can descend over 50 cm deep in order to reach the water table. These burrows provide excellent overwintering habitat for massasaugas because they provide access to the groundwater, which is critical to prevent snakes from drying out during the winter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Snakes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Butler\u2019s gartersnake and the eastern foxsnake are both species at risk in Ontario. These species overlap in distribution with the massasauga and share many behavioural traits. Habitats used by massasaugas such as edge habitats, wetlands, forests, prairies, and old fields also support these snake species. Additionally, both types of snakes also use crayfish and mammal burrows for hibernation. Due to their similar life histories, protecting and restoring massasauga habitat in turn helps support other at risk snakes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-vd3blp-9854849a9ac9e134bbef6c86cec06ba2\">\n.avia-image-container.av-vd3blp-9854849a9ac9e134bbef6c86cec06ba2 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-vd3blp-9854849a9ac9e134bbef6c86cec06ba2 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-vd3blp-9854849a9ac9e134bbef6c86cec06ba2 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock'   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-49170 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-49170 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/blog-photo-3.jpg' alt='' title='blog photo 3'  height=\"765\" width=\"1116\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lg1erwtx-dbfa8d1e23b72b2245ec81edd6d31edc'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Butler\u2019s gartersnake, <\/em>Thamnophis butleri (<em>Photo credit: Patrick Leggitt, 2022<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-5lvmwjv-93d9c6e42d702f631889a3309cc858af'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h5><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Why conserve umbrella species?\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Umbrella species can provide a point of focus for conservation efforts while maximizing environmental benefits. Additionally, supporting a target species can streamline funding applications and decision-making, allowing for quicker action. Protecting the variety of habitats used by massasaugas including prairies, closed and open canopy forests, and wetland-forest complexes will directly help a variety of species already using those habitats. For a relatively small animal, the massasauga casts a relatively large \u201cumbrella\u201d of protection on the neighbouring animals and plants in its vicinity.<\/p>\n<p><em>Authorship note: This blog post was originally drafted by Patrick Leggitt, and revised and edited by Natasha Dobos and Jonathan Choquette.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>References<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>COSEWIC. 2012. COSEWIC assessment and status report on the Massasauga\u00a0<em>Sistrurus catenatus<\/em> in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. xiii\u00a0+\u00a084\u00a0pp.<\/p>\n<p>Eastern Foxsnake Recovery Team. 2010. Recovery strategy for the Eastern Foxsnake (<em>Pantherophis gloydi<\/em>) \u2013 Carolinian and Georgian Bay populations in Ontario. Ontario Recovery Strategy Series. Prepared for the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Peterborough, Ontario.\u00a0vi\u00a0+ 39\u00a0pp.<\/p>\n<p>Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2016. Recovery Strategy for the Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus) \u2013 Carolinian and Great Lakes \u2013 St. Lawrence populations in Ontario. Ontario Recovery Strategy Series. Prepared by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Peterborough, Ontario. v + 9\u00a0pp. + Appendix ix + 37\u00a0pp. Adoption of the Recovery Strategy for the Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus) in Canada (Parks Canada Agency 2015).<\/p>\n<p>Paiero, S. M., S. A. Marshall, P. D. Pratt, and M. Buck. 2010. Insects of Ojibway Prairie, a Southern Ontario Tallgra<em>ss Prairie. In Arthropods of Canadian Grasslands (Volume 1): Ecology and Interactions in Grassland Habitats. Biological Survey of Canada. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Roberge, J.M. and Angelstam, P. (2004), Usefulness of the Umbrella Species Concept as a Conservation Tool. Conservation Biology, 18: 76-85.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1523-1739.2004.00450.x\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1523-1739.2004.00450.x<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='blog-inner'  class='avia-section av-1tfzepk-9d7566010aba624d8834f458ff8fd895 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  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-49165'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-nfjyoo-0ed09d8a252485953aaa49f78269bcf7\">\n#top .flex_column.av-nfjyoo-0ed09d8a252485953aaa49f78269bcf7{\nmargin-top:20px;\nmargin-bottom:15px;\n}\n.responsive #top 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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=\"\" 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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 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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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