eastern gartersnake (thamnophis sirtalis) moving through leaf litter along hiking trail at copeland forest

amphibian animal background bark beautiful beauty black botany branch bright brown canada closeup color colorful conservation copeland crocodile eastern environment fauna flora forest frog gartersnake green ground hiking jungle leaf leaves litter lizard moving natural nature ontario outdoor plant reptile scenery season serpent sirtalis snake soil spring thamnophis tortoise tourism trail travel tree turtle wild wilderness wildlife wood yellow