No Concern
Smooth Green Snake Status
Insectivores (caterpillars, spiders, crickets, other bugs)
Smooth Green Snake Diet
Oviparous
Smooth Green Snake Ovi/Vivi
No Concern – most abundant reptile in ontario
Eastern Gartersnake Status
Amphibians and earthworms, small fish, mice
Eastern Gartersnake Diet
Viviparous
Eastern Gartersnake Ovi/Vivi
Has not been assessed
Red-Sided Gartersnake Status
Primarily eats frogs and leeches
Red-Sided Gartersnake Diet
Viviparous
Red-Sided Gartersnake Ovi /Vivi
Endangered
Butlers Gartersnake Status
Smallest of Ontario’s 4 gartersnakes (Thamnophis)
Butlers Gartersnake Size
Amphibians and Invertebrates (Earthworms, slugs, frogs, leeches, salamanders)
Butlers Gartersnake Diet
Viviparous
Butlers Gartersnake Ovi/Vivi
Special Concern
Eastern Ribbonsnake Status
Feed primarily on amphibians, especially frogs
Eastern Ribbonsnake Diet
Viviparous
Eastern Ribbonsnake Ovi/Vivi
Endangered
Blue Racer Status
Second Largest snake species
Blue Racer Size
Insects, frogs, other snakes, small rodents and birds
Blue Racer Diet
Oviparous
Blue Racer Ovi/Vivi
No Concern
Dekay’s Brown Snake Status
Variety of invertebrates & amphibians & small fish
Dekay’s Brown Snake Diet
Viviparous
Dekay’s Brown Snake Ovi/Vivi
Georgian Bay: Threatened
Carolinian: Endangered
Carolinian: Endangered
Eastern Fox Snake Status
Second-largest snake in Ontario
Eastern Fox Snake Size
Mainly small mammals, as well as birds eggs or young birds
Eastern Fox Snake Diet
Oviparous
Eastern Fox Snake Ovi/Vivi
Threatened
Eastern Hog-Nose Snake Status
Uses very mild venom to immobilize its prey
Eastern Hog-Nose Snake Diet
Oviparous
Eastern Hog-Nose Snake Ovi/Vivi
Carolinian: Endangered
Great Lakes, St. Lawrence: Threatened
Great Lakes, St. Lawrence: Threatened
Grey Ratsnake Status
Largest in Canada
Grey Ratsnake Size
Bird’s eggs or nestlings, small mammals and frogs
Grey Ratsnake Diet
Oviparous
Grey Ratsnake Ovi/vivi
No concern
Northern Watersnake Status
Viviparous
Northern Watersnake Vivi/Ovi
Fish and amphibians
Northern Watersnake Diet
Endangered
Lake Erie Watersnake Status
Viviparous
Lake Erie Watersnake Vivi/Ovi
Fish
Lake Erie Watersnake Diet
Great Lakes St. Lawrence: Threatened
Carolinian – Endangered
Carolinian – Endangered
Massasauga Rattlesnake Status
Viviparous
Massasauga Rattlesnake Vivi/Ovi
small mammals
Massasauga Rattlesnake Diet
Special Concern
Milksnake Status
Oviparous
Milksnake Vivi/Ovi
Mice are the main prey
Milksnake Diet
Not assessed but protected
Northern Ring-Necked Snake Status
Primarily eat salamanders (red-backed salamander) also amphibians and invertebrates
Northern Ring-Necked Snake Diet
Oviparous
Northern Ring-Necked Snake Vivi/Ovi
One of the smallest in Ontario
Northern Ring-Necked Snake Size
Endangered
Queensnake status
Viviparous
Queensnake Vivi/Ovi
Feeds almost exclusively on crayfish that have recently moulted
Queensnake Diet
Not assessed not Protected
Red-Bellied Snake Status
Invertebrates
Red-Bellied Snake Diet
one of the smallest in Ontario
Red-Bellied Snake Size
Viviparous
Red-Bellied Snake Vivi/Ovi
Extirpated in Canada
Timber Rattlesnake Status
Viviparous
Timber Rattlesnake Vivi/Ovi
small mammals
Timber Rattlesnake Diet
