Brake for snakes: Strathcona County hopes to prevent garter snake deaths on rural road

Muzammil Hussain August 07, 2026

An asphalt road lined on either side with green grass and trees. Two motorcycles are driving down the road. An electronic message board sits in the grass on the right and reads "garter snakes."

Strathcona County is implementing new measures to protect plains garter snakes from vehicle traffic. The move comes after more than 1,000 snake deaths were reported in recent years along a seven-kilometre stretch of Range Road 210, between Township Road 530 and Wye Road heading south.

Strathcona County is implementing new measures to protect plains garter snakes from vehicle traffic. The move comes after more than 1,000 snake deaths were reported in recent years along a seven-kilometre stretch of Range Road 210, between Township Road 530 and Wye Road heading south. An asphalt road lined on either side with green grass and trees. Two motorcycles are driving down the road. An electronic message board sits in the grass on the right and reads "garter snakes."

An asphalt road lined on either side with green grass and trees. Two motorcycles are driving down the road. An electronic message board sits in the grass on the right and reads "garter snakes."

Strathcona County is implementing new measures to protect plains garter snakes from vehicle traffic. The move comes after more than 1,000 snake deaths were reported in recent years along a seven-kilometre stretch of Range Road 210, between Township Road 530 and Wye Road heading south.

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