Eastern Chipmunk, Tamias striatus, Attack on a Maritime Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis pallidulus, at Cooks Lake, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Authors

  • Darrell Abolit 1051 Cooks Brook Road, Cooks Brook, Nova Scotia B0N 1K0
  • John Gilhen Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3A6

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v125i1.1125

Keywords:

Eastern Chipmunk, Tamias striatus, Maritime Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis pallidulus, attack, predation, Cooks Lake, Halifax County, Nova Scotia

Abstract

Sciurids are often seen eating carrion on roads but are rarely seen attacking live prey. We report a rare incident of an Eastern Chipmunk, Tamias striatus, attacking (but not eating) a Maritime Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis pallidulus, at Cooks Lake, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada, on 29 September 2009 at 1315 h.

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