Eastern foxsnake (Elaphe gloydi) (Carolinian)COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 12

Existing Protection or Other Status Designations

The Eastern Foxsnake has a global rank of G3 and sub-national ranks of S2 in Michigan, S3 in Ohio, and S3 in Ontario (NatureServe 2007). The species was officially designated by COSEWIC as Threatened in April 1999 and May 2000, and subsequently designated Threatened by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources in 2001.

In Canada, E. gloydi is legally protected under the Ontario Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act (Ontario 1997) which makes it illegal to harass, possess (without a permit), or kill the species. Additional protection is afforded in National Parks through the Canada National Parks Act (2000), in National Wildlife Areas through the Canada Wildlife Act (R.S. 1985, c. W-9), and on all federal lands via the Species at Risk Act (Threatened designation; Schedule 1). Ontario’s new Endangered Species Act (2007) will provide protection for the species throughout the province.

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