Red-sided Garter Snake Hibernaculum - Fort Assiniboine, Alberta
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member wildwoodke
N 54° 20.033 W 114° 46.325
11U E 644856 N 6022959
One of the most critical aspects of the life cycle of the Red-Sided Garter Snake is the over-wintering den, or hibernaculum. This den is located in the community of Fort Assiniboine, Alberta.
Waymark Code: WM8QPT
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 05/03/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member hi pressure
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"One of the most important habitat components for snakes is the hibernaculum (or den). Year after year, hundreds and sometimes thousands of snakes migrate to a hibernaculum to spend the winter.

The red-sided garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis is one of three garter snake species that occur in Alberta. The red-sided garter snake is the most widely distributed reptile in North America, and its range extends further north than any other species."

See: http://www.srd.alberta.ca/BioDiversityStewardship/SpeciesAtRisk/documents/SAR30-RedSidedGarterSnake.pdf

This particular hibernacula is watched over closely by the children of Fort Assiniboine School.

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