Eastern Ribbonsnake (Thamnophis sauritus) - Threatened
In Nova Scotia, the ribbonsnake is restricted to particular wetland habitats in the southwest interior, where it's isolation from the main species range and small, fragmented population structure make it vulnerable to population and environmental fluctuations. This small, harmless semi-aquatic species is further threatened by habitat loss to shoreline development and modification of water flow by dam construction or removal. Our limited understanding of its biology may be the greatest current impediment to recovery.

Please Note:
The Northern ribbonsnake (Thamnophis sauritus septentrionalis) is the only subspecies of the Eastern ribbonsnake (Thamnophis sauritus) that occurs in Canada. For purposes of COSEWIC, which designates only species that occur in Canada, these two names should be regarded as synonymous.

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