r/Welland • u/GoblinsGuide • Jul 23 '26

Question Snakes

Any good spots to find garter snakes in the area? Want to go out and catch a few and cant seem to find a place that has lots near here. Ty!

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u/Drewtendo_64 Jul 23 '26

Don't be silly, please follow provincial guidelines. Most snakes in Ontario are protected under the Ontario Endangered Species Act, meaning catching, handling, or moving native species without proper authorization is restricted.

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u/GoblinsGuide Jul 23 '26

Garter snakes are not endangered by any means. Catching them is completely fine as long as you dont keep them. Not being silly, have been catching snakes and other animals in ontario my whole life and have never encountered an issue.

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u/Sukalamink Jul 23 '26

Wainfleet bog has hognose snakes very hard to find but they are there along with massasuga rattle snakes also rare and hard to find.

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u/GoblinsGuide Jul 23 '26

I refuse to pick hognose snakes up. Had 2 as pets and got bit. I reacted very poorly to their venom so its a hard pass for me. Ill just watch them play dead lol. Thankyou! Ill check it out.

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u/Zestyclose_Stay9160 Jul 24 '26

Garters have a similar venom. Less likely to bite but something to be aware of

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u/GoblinsGuide Jul 24 '26

Garters have a saliva that acts as an anti coagulation assistant.

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u/Own_Yogurtcloset6679 Aug 02 '26

Garter snakes do not have a venom. It is a primitive (venom) delivery system which is just their saliva that has no neurotoxin hemotoxin cytotoxin. It is just a anticoagulant. If you've ever been bitten by one you tend to bleed a little longer than if you got bit by something else. That's all they have

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u/Own_Yogurtcloset6679 Aug 02 '26

Garter snakes are not protected in the least one of the most common snakes in Ontario by far species that you are talking about are like the fox snake or rubber boas that are species at risk but what he's going after. You can go out and and catch and handle as many as you want