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Wildlife Reports => Toronto Wildlife => Topic started by: Kin Lau on October 01, 2007, 08:33:42 PM

Title: RFI - Snake ID from Carden in the summer
Post by: Kin Lau on October 01, 2007, 08:33:42 PM

I'm going over some photos and trips from this year, and would like a ID on this snake. I found 2 of them in the Sedge Marsh in Carden.

2 pictures. I would estimate that it was about 1m in length.

(http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/albums/Kins-Album/Carden_snake_2_3105.jpg)

(http://outdoorontario.net/Gallery/albums/Kins-Album/Carden_snake_1.jpg)

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Post by: GStuart on October 01, 2007, 08:53:40 PM

I would have guessed Black Rat Snake.  But that would be far from its current (if not historical) range.

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Post by: Iain on October 01, 2007, 10:30:19 PM

Looks like a dark phase Northern Water Snake.  You can just make out the pattern on the back, and judging from the location (southern Ontario and in a marsh) this is likely your species.

Iain

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Post by: Pat Hodgson on October 02, 2007, 10:36:58 AM

I agree. Very typical-looking water snake.

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Post by: Kin Lau on October 02, 2007, 12:45:25 PM

Thanks everyone.