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Blue Racer Snake Butler's Garter Snake DeKay's Brown Snake Eastern Fox Snake Eastern Garter Snake Eastern Hog-nosed Snake Eastern Milk Snake Eastern Ratsnake Eastern Ribbon Snake Eastern Smooth Green Snake Lake Erie Water Snake Massasauga Rattle Snake Northern Water Snake Northern Red-bellied Snake Queen Snake Red-sided Garter Snake Ringneck Snake
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Pick the snake you're interested in from the list at the left, or click on its picture below!

Here is some general information on snake identification:

How to count scale rows on a snake

Smooth Scales

e.g. Milk, Ring-necked, Smooth Green, & Blue Racer

Keeled Scales

e.g. Eastern Hog-nosed, Northern Water, Lake Erie Water, Eastern Fox, Massasauga Rattlesnake, DeKay's Brown, Northern Red-bellied, Eastern Ribbon, Eastern Garter, Red-sided Garter, Butler's Garter, & Eastern Rat Snake

Divided Anal Scale

e.g. Eastern Hog-nosed, Northern Water, Lake Erie Water, Eastern Fox, DeKay's Brown, Northern Red-bellied, Eastern Ribbon, Eastern Rat, Ring-necked, Smooth Green, & Blue Racer

Single Anal Scale

e.g. Massasauga Rattlesnake, Eastern Garter, Red-sided Garter, Butler's Garter, & Milk

PLEASE NOTE: The Massassauga Rattlesnake is the only venomous snake found in Ontario; the others are NOT venomous

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