. Bulletin. Royal Ontario Museum of Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. 14 ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM OF ZOOLOGY liandled for the first time. The hog-nosed snake is a thick- bodied species which grows to about three feet in length. It is variably coloured, sometimes very dark, but may be distinguish- ed from all our other snakes by the shape of its snout which is pointed and up-turned at the tip. (Fig. 3). The garter snake is the commonest and widest-ranging of all our snakes, and also the hardiest. It is the first snake to appear in the spring, and the last to disappear in the fall. It frequents ponds, stre
. Bulletin. Royal Ontario Museum of Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. 14 ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM OF ZOOLOGY liandled for the first time. The hog-nosed snake is a thick- bodied species which grows to about three feet in length. It is variably coloured, sometimes very dark, but may be distinguish- ed from all our other snakes by the shape of its snout which is pointed and up-turned at the tip. (Fig. 3). The garter snake is the commonest and widest-ranging of all our snakes, and also the hardiest. It is the first snake to appear in the spring, and the last to disappear in the fall. It frequents ponds, streams, marshes, meadows, open woods, and dry pas- tures and hillsides, feeding upon insects, earthworms, frogs, and fish according to its habitat, and occasionally on youn^,- birds. It is black, greenish or brown above with three light yellow or greenish stripes, one down the middle of the back and one along each side. Closely allied to the garter snake is the ribbon snake, a much slimmer-bodied species in which the three light stripes are sharp, clean-cut, and vivid yellow. It frequents the grassy banks of ponds and streams and climbs into low bushes. It is rather aquatic in its habits and feeds on small frogs, tadpoles, and salamanders. The water snake is a com- mon species and the most aquatic of all our snakes, spending its life about quiet streams, ponds, and marshes where it may be seen basking on the banks or upon tree Fig. 4 stumps or floating logs. It is an expert swimmer and diver and feeds upon fish and frogs. In colour it is brownish or reddish, with dark cross-bands which break into alternating blotches on the hinder portion of the body. In old specimens the banding is obscure, and the colouration often very dark. This phase is commonly spoken of as a "black snake". Closely related to the water snake, but not common, is the queen snake which is found in similar habitats in some of the southern counties. It is brown above with a bris^ht vellow band along eac
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