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WHAT TO LOOK FOR:

• Length: 61-90 cm.

• Colour: cream, tan, or light grey with red or dark brown black-bordered blotches alternating with blotches along each side. A white blotch on neck often appears Y or V shaped;

• Underbelly Colour: whitish belly with black checker-board pattern;

• Head: slender and oval in shape;

• Eyes: rounded pupils;

• Scales: smooth scales; anal scale single;

• Tail: pointed, slender tail, vibrates tail when frightened;

• Reproduction: lays eggs;

• Young: young have bright red-brown blotches bordered in black;

• Habitat: fields, woodlands, rocky hillsides, river bottoms;

• Status: common in many parts of Ontario;

• General Info: Because of its colour, pattern and tendency to vibrate
  its pointed tail when disturbed it is commonly mistaken for the
  massasauga. It is non-venomous and secretive; often found in
  search of rodents around old buildings.

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