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| Indicator Species | |
| Eastern Fox Snake (Elaphe vulpina gloydi) | |
| Fox snakes
range from 91-183cm (3-6ft) in length when mature. They are
yellowish in colour with dark brown blotches along their back and
sides. The head can be brown to reddish, while the belly is yellow
and checkered with black. It feeds primarily on small mammals,
frogs, and birds. These snakes are docile and harmless but are
often killed by people who mistake them for the venomous copperhead
snake which does not occur in Ontario. The eastern fox snake lives
in oak savannas and prairies and lakeside marshes within the Great Lakes
basin. It is a threatened species in Ontario.
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