henip's Identifications

In the first incidence, it was migrating across a nature trail (NCC) to an overwintering area in the immediate vacinity of Bruce pit. Numerous garter snakes were doing same. It was photographed using a cell phone for ID purposes, and has a similar appearance of those from Minnesota. S. dekayi wrightorium & S. dekayi dekayi have overlapping ranges in Ontario. A similar color variation, likely wrightorium, midland brown was observed in town of Stittsville, one day later.