{"id":49577,"date":"2025-04-14T10:35:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T15:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/slithering-towards-success-copy\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T08:11:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T13:11:33","slug":"hungarian-meadow-vipers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/hungarian-meadow-vipers\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiration from our Hungarian colleagues"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-5knv2yq-e189c31b428861e94a10168b73796e41 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-49577'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfri2y67-b24b72f79980abf4882eb3d8e768094a\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lfri2y67-b24b72f79980abf4882eb3d8e768094a img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lfri2y67-b24b72f79980abf4882eb3d8e768094a .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lfri2y67-b24b72f79980abf4882eb3d8e768094a 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-49580 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-49580 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Vipera_u_rakosiensis.jpg' alt='' title='Vipera_u_rakosiensis'  height=\"622\" width=\"800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lfri4qsx-1f92f672ba4f87e1f8b7d6cdf404334e'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Hungarian meadow viper. <span class=\"mw-mmv-source-author\"><span class=\"mw-mmv-author mw-mmv-source\"><a class=\"extiw\" title=\"w:hu:User:Pellinger Attila\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/hu:User:Pellinger_Attila\">Pellinger Attila<\/a> \u00e0 <a class=\"extiw\" title=\"w:hu:\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/hu:\">Hungarian Wikipedia<\/a><\/span><\/span> <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lfri1te3-1cbdc9504f4381ec05b670b11406eeca\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-lfri1te3-1cbdc9504f4381ec05b670b11406eeca{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-lfri1te3-1cbdc9504f4381ec05b670b11406eeca .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-lfri1te3-1cbdc9504f4381ec05b670b11406eeca .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-lfri1te3-1cbdc9504f4381ec05b670b11406eeca 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\"  >Inspiration from our Hungarian colleagues<\/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-58iuwxu-9c59a6aa393d1c3233fcfe04beee1e18\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-58iuwxu-9c59a6aa393d1c3233fcfe04beee1e18{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-58iuwxu-9c59a6aa393d1c3233fcfe04beee1e18 .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-58iuwxu-9c59a6aa393d1c3233fcfe04beee1e18 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\" >avril 14, 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\/jonchoquette\/\"  rel=\"author\">Jonathan D. Choquette, PhD<\/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\/\" >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 class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/reptile-and-amphibian-recovery\/\" >Sauvegarde des reptiles et des amphibiens<\/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-17skw4p-62f5c6f7884bdca5fc40400fd482b641 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-49577'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-tt6w5l-b24734e8800ec6ff49c109ba80eed3cd\">\n.flex_column.av-tt6w5l-b24734e8800ec6ff49c109ba80eed3cd{\npadding:25px 25px 25px 25px;\nbackground-color:#f8fbf4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-tt6w5l-b24734e8800ec6ff49c109ba80eed3cd av_one_full  avia-builder-el-6  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  light-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-msvtom5x-8e11016402aa7bc5375efd7272eba1f9'   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>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-3vqkw1y-5a89ba0c0151e932fac962d75debe400 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-8  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-49577'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-2x0211i-aeece57c12e107827f93aa930bfb8ffb'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>10 Sept 2018<\/p>\n<p>Just two weeks ago, in late August, I had the privilege of visiting the Hungarian Meadow Viper Conservation Centre, in the Kiskuns\u00e1g National Park of Hungary. What an amazing place! There is a very inspiring project going on there targeting a special little creature, the Hungarian meadow viper (<i>vipera ursinii rakosiensis).<\/i><\/p>\n<p>I first learned about this work being conducted halfway across the world back in 2015, as I casually perused through a dusty booklet published by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, which was neatly tucked away on the shelves of the WPC office in Guelph, Ontario. Since that time my curiosity was piqued, and I knew I wanted to visit the project and learn as much as I could.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49909 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/blogpic7-300x195.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"329\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/blogpic7-300x195.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/blogpic7-18x12.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/blogpic7.jpeg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Well 2018 was the year it finally happened, and I have some good news to report: the conservation project is still alive and well, and nearing its 25th year of operation! Way back in 1993, work began to assess the status of the remaining wild meadow vipers in Hungary, and roughly 10 years later, a captive breeding centre was born.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past 15 years, hundreds of baby vipers were born under the protective enclosures of the centre, and raised for 3-4 years. In addition to maintaining a healthy captive breeding colony of about 30 pairs of adult snakes, the team releases 2-3 dozen head-started snakes per year to suitable habitat nearby and across the country!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49906 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/blogpic2-164x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"176\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/blogpic2-164x300.jpeg 164w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/blogpic2-7x12.jpeg 7w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/blogpic2.jpeg 175w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The one thing I was most interested in seeing was the technique they developed for translocation: an artificial burrow design used at both the breeding centre and the release sites. The \u201cburrow\u201d consists of a segmented, chambered, clay pipe inserted into a wider outer pipe (i.e. a \u201csleeve\u201d) buried at a 30 degree angle into the ground. The artificial burrows, with the animals destined for translocation safely inside, are simply slid out of the outer tube and transported to the release side, where they are slid back into an outer tube waiting for them. And the snakes, being released in a familiar burrow, are free to make exploratory movement in their new territory and return the safety of their \u201chome\u201d burrow. Pretty amazing stuff!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-49907 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/blogpic3-300x197.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/blogpic3-300x197.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/blogpic3-18x12.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/blogpic3.jpeg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And the best part, Tamas Pechy and his daughter Zita gave me an artificial burrow segment as a \u201csouvenir\u201d so that I might replicate it for our translocation work with massasauga rattlesnakes.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks so much to Tamas and Zita for your time in showing us around the Centre, for answering my many questions, and for your inspiring conservation work! \u00a0 For more info and videos check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCPijDqBcaAWKiKOF8hwMioA\/videos?sort=dd&#038;view=0&#038;shelf_id=0&#038;view_as=subscriber\">Youtube channel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCPijDqBcaAWKiKOF8hwMioA\/videos?sort=dd&#038;view=0&#038;shelf_id=0&#038;view_as=subscriber\">ici<\/a>, we are sharing some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLoU7A9Rf5B9IAuIs2cj9jDonnJq8cgsXI\">great videos<\/a> on this project created by the folks at the Hungarian Meadow Viper Conservation Centre.<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Choquette, Lead Biologist \u2013 Ojibway Prairie Reptile Recovery, Wildlife Preservation Canada<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-49908 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/blogpic5-300x207.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/blogpic5-300x207.jpeg 300w, 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