Scales Nature Park

Scales Nature Park Summer hours- Wednesday to Sunday, 10-5. Spring and fall, Saturday/Sunday, 11-4. Outreach and on-site programming continues year round. Call or email for details.

The Best Canadian Reptile experience! Silent Auction: tinyurl.com/snpauction Want to learn more? Check out our website: www.scalesnaturepark.ca. You can follow us on Instagram: Scales_Nature_Park or Twitter: or (even better) come on out for a visit! Book a group tour or outreach event at any time, regardless of our opening schedule!

🐢🐍🔬The S.T.A.R.T. & C.A.R.E.S. Projects wildlife field technicians are pleased to invite you to join them for an educati...
06/07/2026

🐢🐍🔬The S.T.A.R.T. & C.A.R.E.S. Projects wildlife field technicians are pleased to invite you to join them for an educational workshop this field season!

Topics of these 2 hour events will include reptile species identification, methods and equipment used for research, and how to mitigate threats to native reptiles in Central Ontario.
Particular focus will be placed on how members of the public can get involved with turtle conservation and the work of the S.T.A.R.T. & C.A.R.E.S. Projects in your community.

Following the presentation, we will conclude the event with a turtle nest protector building session which will allow participants to build their own protector to take home!
Materials will be provided free of charge.

Stay tuned for dates and locations!

05/20/2026

In this clip from Snakes of Ontario with Steve the Snake Guy, Steve shows us about the Butler's garter snake (Thamnophis butleri)

This is the last of the short clips from our long video. For the complete “Snakes of Ontario with Steve the Snake Guy” please visit:
www.scalesnaturepark.ca/media or our Youtube Page

05/13/2026

In this clip from Snakes of Ontario with Steve the Snake Guy, Steve shows us about the Ribbonsnake (Thamnophis saurita)

For the complete video “Snakes of Ontario with Steve the Snake Guy” visit
www.scalesnaturepark.ca/media or our Youtube Page

05/06/2026

In this clip from Snakes of Ontario with Steve the Snake Guy, Steve tells us about the peculiar Queensnake (Regina septemvittata)

For the complete video “Snakes of Ontario with Steve the Snake Guy” visit
www.scalesnaturepark.ca/media or our Youtube Page

04/30/2026

In this clip from Snakes of Ontario with Steve the Snake Guy, Steve tells us about the small red-bellied snake (Storeria occipitomaculata).

For the complete video “Snakes of Ontario with Steve the Snake Guy” visit:
www.scalesnaturepark.ca/media or our Youtube Page

04/30/2026

🐢 👥 Every Summer our Community Volunteers are one of our strongest assets!
Join the Saving Turtles at Risk Today (S.T.A.R.T.) Project and make a real impact on Ontario’s turtle populations!

As a community volunteer, you’ll contribute to protecting at-risk turtles and their eggs alongside a network of passionate individuals and groups. The free training program consists of three levels, each building on the previous one.

Participants must complete them in order. Annual recertification or retraining is required for levels 2 and 3 as project goals, methods, boundaries and permit requirements change annually.

Registration for this free training program is now OPEN.
Visit our Website at the Link in Bio to register!

Level 1: online- webinar, available at the end of the registration form.

Level 2: is in person at Scales Nature Park

Level 3: by invitation only and in person at Scales Nature Park

The dates for Level 2 and 3 will be communicated shortly.

Questions or concerns?
Email us at: [email protected]

*Please note that you must be at least 18 years old to legally participate in permitted activities with the S.T.A.R.T. Project. If you are under 18, a parent or guardian must accompany you.

04/20/2026

In this clip from Snakes of Ontario with Steve the Snake Guy, Steve tells us about the eastern Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum).

Milksnakes specialize in eating rats and mice and therefore having them around our homes is like owning a free pest control system!

For the complete video “Snakes of Ontario with Steve the Snake Guy” visit www.scalesnaturepark.ca/media or our Youtube Page

It's finally that time of the year! Are you ready? Here's our guide to quickly identify the 8 species of fresh water tu...
04/20/2026

It's finally that time of the year! Are you ready?

Here's our guide to quickly identify the 8 species of fresh water turtles living in Ontario.

04/13/2026

Rotate your screen! In this clip from Snakes of Ontario with Steve the Snake Guy, Steve tells us about the infamous Timber Rattlesnake.

The timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) is extirpated in Ontario, meaning it no longer lives in the wild in the province.

The last confirmed sighting was in the Niagara Gorge in 1941, with populations eradicated by the mid-20th century.

04/07/2026

Rotate your screen! In this clip from Snakes of Ontario with Steve the Snake Guy, Steve tells us about the infamous Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus).

The only venomous snake in Ontario, this small rattlesnake suffers a lot of persecution and the species was extirpated throughout large areas of its geographic range in the 20th century.

For the complete video “Snakes of Ontario with Steve the Snake Guy” visit www.scalesnaturepark.ca/media

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82 Line 15 South
Ontario
L3V8H9

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