In our earlier days the Six Mile Lake Conservationist Club did workshops on educating local cottagers about what they had living around them and how to do just that. To exist in peace with the wildlife. They were always a success and people came to call upon my sister when a rattlesnake showed up and needed to be moved. We knew how to move them safely and legally,and did surveys on them and lots of other things that lived amongst the cottagers.
Rattle of a massassauga rattlesnake. They do not rattle but rather buzz kind of like a cricket.
A rattlesnake look alike is this beautiful milk snake. Snakes are great to have around as they love to eat rodents that most of don't want around.
A young black rat snake. These can get to 6 ft long but more so very south Ontario. I have never seen one in the wild.
My son Jeff holding the black rat snake in his younger days.
The hands of my sister Vicki holding a milk snake.
Spotted turtles are endangered. If you see one of these tiny turtles consider yourself very lucky.
The musk or stink pot turtle is another small turtle that you don't see to often.
Spotted turtle
Shell of a threatened Blanding turtle.Looks like a helmet.
A turtles spine is attached to its shell.
The underside or plastron of a musk turtle also called stink pot.
Spotted and stink pot together showing the difference. But size wize both pretty small.
This would be me with a fox snake. Threatened.
My sister and founder of Six Mile Lake CC. Anne holding the black rat snake.
Each turtle no matter the species all have their own pattern underneath.
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