Arboreal Late Summer Courtship Behaviour of Maritime Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis pallidulus, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Authors

  • John Gilhen Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3A6
  • Robert Strum 325 Prince Albert Road, Dartmouth, Halifax County, Nova Scotia B2Y 1N5

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v121i2.449

Keywords:

Maritime Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis pallidulus, arboreal, late summer, courtship behaviour, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Abstract

We report, for the first time, Maritime Garter Snake, Thamnophis sirtalis pallidulus, arboreal, late summer, courtship behaviour in the wild observed 4-5 September 2006.

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Vol. 121 No. 2 (2007)

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