Want to get involved in Gray Ratsnake monitoring? The Adopt-a-Snake program is a great way to do so. As part of the park’s Gray Ratsnake conservation effort, proceeds from adoptions go towards the purchasing of supplies to microchip and process the snakes that we capture in the park. The microchips allow us to monitor their population, as well as the growth, survival, and movement of individual snakes. We hope that through this program we can learn more about their behaviour to better protect their environment.

For $40, you can ‘adopt’ a microchipped snake. Adoptees will receive updates on their snake’s growth and activity through email whenever their snake is recaptured. We also provide yearly updates on the Gray Ratsnake population and Adopt-a-Snake program.

If you are interested in adopting one of the available snakes below, send an email to us at friendsofmurphyspointpark@yahoo.ca with the subject “Adopt-a-Snake” and we will process the adoption. Be sure to include the pit tag number of the snake you are interested in in the email.

NOTE: Check back for regular updates on new snakes and recent adoptions!

Adopt Me!

Pit Tag: 152505414A
Found cold and curled up on Lally Road on the morning of September 22, 2025, this young female snake measured 76.5cm in length and weighed 70g. She had a yellow tinge to her chin and was calm for processing.

Adopt Me!

Pit Tag: 152500124A
This young female snake was found slithering into the park’s main entrance on September 13, 2025. She measured 87.75cm in length and weighed 165g. She was very camera shy and had a hard time staying still for photos.

Adopt Me!

Pit Tag: 152475563A
This female snake was found slithering across the park’s in-road on September 30, 2024. She measured 123.5cm and weighed 440g. She had very shiny scales with a yellow hue to her patterning.

Aubrey Bairdo (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152475242A
This female snake was found by the Lally Homestead on August 15, 2025. She measured 104.5cm and weighed 185g. While her spotted juvenile patterning is beginning to fade, it is still visible in the light of the photo above.

Skye (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152504612A
This female snake was found in Fallows Campground on August 9, 2025. She weighed 180g and measured just over a metre at 101.25cm. She has a super unique striped pattern and very yellow colouration.

Graysssssie (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152478175A
This female snake was found basking along Lally Road on August 6, 2025. She measured 96.7cm long and weighed in at 175g. She was a little camera shy, so you’re looking at one of the few good photos she would let us take.

Honey (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152500717A
This female snake was spotted near the admin dock on July 25, 2025. She measured 116.5cm long and weighed in at 330g. Take a look at the cool yellow patterning down the side of her body.

Pluto (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152477755A
This male snake was found by campers at our group camp area on July 21, 2025. He weighed 205g and measured 105.25cm. He was a very wiggly but also a very polite snake when we picked him up.

Rejean (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152500717A
This female snake was found on the road to the boat launch on July 17, 2025. She measured 145.5cm long and weighed in at 545g. This sleek little escape artist tried to slither away a couple times while being measured.

Slinky (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152506343A
This female snake was found near the main beach on July 14, 2025. She weighed 565g and measured 119.5cm long.

Spy (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152505025A
This female snake was found near the park store on July 14, 2025. She weighed in at a tiny little 75g, and measured only 70cm, making her the smallest snake we’ve seen all year!

Murphette (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152502062A
This female snake was found near the main beach on June 28, 2025. She weighed 645g and measured 131cm long. She was certainly making the most of the long weekend by having a beach day with many of our visitors.

Loopy (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152503163A
This female snake was spotted not far from McParlan House on June 12, 2025, while staff were measuring the snake below. She weighed 545g and measured 123.5cm long. She seems to be very fond of belt loops and repeatedly put her tail through them.

Caramel (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152504685A
This male snake was found near our maintenance building on June 28, 2025. He weighed 115g and measured 97.5cm long. He’s a handsome little snake, with sharp brown patterning.

Mi Tesoro (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152505757A
This female snake was found sunning herself on the road on June 12, 2025. At a weight of 125g and length of 85.25cm, she’s one of our smallest snakes this year. While she was comfortable with handling, she did confuse our measuring tape for a snack and tried to bite it.

Battler (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152475293A
This male snake was found on the road to group camp on May 28, 2025 when we were returning the snake below. He measured 136cm and weighed 435g. He was a healthy, squirmy snake with a good weight boosted by his full belly.

Violette (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152503105A
This female snake was found on the road to group camp on May 28, 2025. She’s quite a large snake, measuring 138.5cm and weighing in at 615g. Her brown patterning was very distinctive for a snake of her size.

Spot (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152505357A
This male snake was found slithering along just outside our main office on May 26, 2025. He measured 105.5cm long and weighed 275g. He was spotted just after noon, so he may have been trying to join the office staff for lunch! He was found visiting park staff again on June 12th at our staff housing.

Hisstopher (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152475243A
This male snake was found hanging out with two of his friends near the Silver Queen Mine on May 5, 2025. He measured 84.25cm long and weighed 115g. He had recently eaten when we picked him up and has sleek dark spots down the length of his body.

Honeybunches has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152478512A
This female snake was found sunning herself near the Silver Queen Mine trail on April 28th, 2025. She measured 114.25cm in length and weighed in at 450g. After spending some time relaxing in the sun, she was chilled out when we picked her up.

Snakey-Boo (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152500263A
This female snake was found taking a stroll on the Silver Queen Mine trail on April 28th, 2025. She measured 60.25cm in length and weighed in at 90g. She was surprised at first to see us but was very calm for processing.

Elsa (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152456151A
This male snake was found in the powershed at the Silver Queen Mine on August 23, 2024. With some healed scale damage on his right side, he was calm during capture but musked twice. He measured 77 cm and weighed in at 130 grams.

Ryan (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152449425A
Found in the driveshed at Lally Homestead on August 23, 2024, this male snake measured 112 cm and weighed 300 grams. He had a slight orange hue to him and a few damaged scales.

Ekans (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152462067A
This male snake was found on August 13th, 2024 sunning himself in the window of the Lally Homestead. Measuring 95.75 cm and weighing 163 grams, he had a slight diamond pattern on the sides of his body.

Peaches (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152453532A
This female snake was found on August 2nd, 2024 on the park’s in-road near the sign for the Park Store. She measured 85.5 cm and weighed 145 grams, and and looked to have recently eaten when she was found. Spot the unique yellow tint to her scales under her chin!

Hadley (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152454242A
This snake was spotted by campers on their site in Fallows campground on July 12, 2024. She measured 139.5 cm and weighed 560 grams. Found slithering over the campers shoes, she was very curious!

Periwinkle (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152453781A
This snake was captured in the milk shed by the McParlan House on July 12th, 2024. She measured 119 cm and weighed 360 grams. She was very squirmy and seemed determined to escape during processing but otherwise friendly.

Black Beauty (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152461404A
This beautiful snake was captured in the middle of the main beach on July 8, 2024. He measured 128 cm, weighed 358 grams and was very shiny, indicating that he may have shed recently. He was very wriggly for processing, but very friendly!

Remington (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152453591A
Found at our staffhousing on July 7th, 2024, this male snake measured 71.5 cm and weighed only 57 grams. He was mostly calm for processing and looked to have recently had a meal!

Pepper (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152453570A
This pretty snake was captured in Fallows Campground on June 13th, 2024. She measured 71 cm, weighed 179 grams and had a very bright yellow chin and belly. She was squirmy for processing and kept opening her mouth to let us know that she wasn’t afraid to bite.

Murphy Cruzer (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152460090A
This male snake was captured for the first time on May 18th, 2024 at the Main Beach playground. He measured 151.5 cm long and weighed 620 grams. This snake looked like he had recently eaten a meal, so staff decided he couldn’t play just yet. He didn’t like this and bit staff upon capture, but proceeded to calm down for processing.

Miss Hiss (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152462095A
This small snake was found on May 7th, 2024 hanging around near the horse carriage on the Silver Queen Mine Trail. She weighed only 90 grams and measured 73.5cm. While this snake was fairly small, she was very feisty, biting 2 staff members!

Silver (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152456250A
This snake was captured at the park staffhouse on June 13th, 2024 after being spotted through the kitchen window. She measured 116.25 cm and weighed 283 grams. This snake was very loving and hung out with staff on the porch for processing.

Lucky (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152460125A
This daring female snake almost escaped capture on May 24th, 2024 but was caught just in time by our Discovery staff on the Silver Queen Mine Trail. She measured 151.5 cm long and weighed 103.5 grams. She looked as if she were close to shedding, with clouded eyes and some peeling skin.

Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152458045A
This female ratsnake was first found on April 24, 2024, near the Silver Queen Mine on a chilly 5 degree day. She was quite calm upon capture (or too cold to be bothered), but during processing she decided she had had enough and started biting everything in sight — including a staff member, herself, and the pillowcase on the table beside her. She measured 101cm in length and weighed 325g.

Cheetoh (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152459201A
Captured on April 9th, 2024, this female ratsnake was found hiding in the leaves near the Silver Queen Mine, giving herself away with the crunching sound of leaves as she moved. Measuring in at 114.25cm and 405g, she was quite squirmy during processing and musked on a staff member.

Neela (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152455700A
This beautifully-patterned female snake was found outside the Silver Queen Mine on October 4th, 2023. She was not too happy to have had her basking time interrupted and bit both staff members who handled her, multiple times! She measured 105.25cm in length and weighed 255g.

Sir James (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152463466A
This young male snake was found on September 9th, 2023, by one of our park wardens after trivia night at the amphitheater! He was quite squirmy upon capture, wrapping himself tightly around a staff member’s hand. Measuring in at 84.75cm and 95g, he was not a fan of processing and attempted to bite a staff member, in addition to musking.

Leonard McHarris (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 152456185A
Captured September 1, 2023 near the Silver Queen Mine steam boiler, this male snake was very aggressive during capture, biting and musking. Although he made two daring attempts at escape, he calmed down for processing and measured 151 cm in length and 875 grams in weight. Easily recognizable by his missing tail, he also had a healed injury on his right side.

Charizard (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 152458397A
Found July 24, 2023 by a Park Warden at the top of the hill leading to the Day Use Beach, this male snake measured 116.75 cm and weighed 235 grams. He was not aggressive during processing but made a few skillful attempts at squirming out of a staff member’s hands. 

Tehya (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 152453285A
This female snake was first found by maintenance workers behind a mop bucket at the Rideau Comfort Station. Wriggly during processing, she wrapped herself around a staff member’s hand and hissed. She measured 117.5cm in length and weighed 310 grams.

George (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 152449387A
This male snake, measuring 109 cm in length and weighing 302 grams, was found sunning himself on a windowsill at McParlan House on august 11, 2023. He hissed during capture, and while we were measuring and weighing him, he musked and opened his mouth very wide in an attempt to bite a staff member.

Giyuu (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 152454167A
This male snake was found on August 4, 2023 near the steam boiler at the Silver Queen Mine, measuring 95.5 cm in length and weighing 175 grams. He was wrapped himself around a staff member’s hand, musked and also attempted to bite during processing.

Draco (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 152459513A
This male snake was found on July 18, 2023 at the playground by the Main Beach. Measuring 155.5 cm in length, he was wriggly upon capture but calmed down for processing.

Pokey (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152462752A
This good looking fella was found taking a nap in Lally Homestead. He was originally found on July 2nd 2023, was 123cm long and weighed 370g. Despite some damage on a few if his scales, he was a very friendly, healthy and happy snake.

Ketchup (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 152464627A
First found July 10th, 2023, this male snake was found on a kitchen windowsill at the Silver Queen Mine bunkhouse. Measuring 126 cm and weighing 310 grams, he musked during processing and also bit a staff member! 

CF (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 15245457246A
This male snake was spotted by a camper at the Fallows Comfort Station on July 30, 2023. Measuring 91.75 cm and weighing 150 grams, he musked and attempted to bite a staff member during processing. 

Storm (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 152456533A
This tiny female snake was found July 11, 2023 at the intersection leaving the Park Store. She measured 76 cm in length and only 90 grams in weight, and she curled herself into a ball even smaller than a hand during processing!

Vercingetorix (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 152455710A
Captured July 14, 2023 from the door to our Maintenance Building, this male snake measured 96.5 cm in length and 173 grams in weight. He masked and attempted to bite two staff members, and was very wriggly and curious!

Sssilas (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 152457763A
Found relaxing on a windowsill at McParlan House on June 26, 2023, this male snake measured 136.5 cm in length and weighed 424 grams. 

Salazar (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 152457170A
This male snake was quite feisty, biting a staff member during capture! He was found July 2, 2023 on a windowsill at the Lally Homestead, and measured 100.95 cm and 310 grams. 

Dandelion (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 152457307A
This female snake was found at the Rideau Comfort Station on July 4, 2023. Quite cooperative with staff during processing, she measured 100.5 cm in length and weighed 380 grams.

Belly (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 152454355A
This female snake, found crossing Lally Road on July 20th, 2023, weighed in at 460 grams and measured 121.5 cm in length. She was very squirmy and curious during processing, but not aggressive. Her scales were strikingly shimmery!

Sergeant Slither (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 152461375A
Found June 26, 2023 by a Park Warden at the Main Beach parking lot, this male snake measured 150.75 cm and weighed 665 grams. He was not aggressive but he was quite squirmy!

Guinevere (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152240334A
This female snake was first captured at Group Camping, on July 16^th, 2018. She measured 116cm and weighed 414 grams. She must have been nervous, as she rattled her tail a LOT during processing!

Norbert (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 152459654A
Found on the road towards Group Camp by a Park Warden on June 23, 2023, this male snake was quite calm during processing but very curious about his surroundings. He measured 101 cm and weighed 315 grams.

Wasabi (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 152459060A
This 430g, 116.5cm male snake was found crossing Elm Grove Road just outside of the park entrance on June 6th, 2023. He was feisty during capture, biting two park staff, but calmed down for processing.

Murphy Slithers / “Mr. Slithers” (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152250551A
This young male snake was first captured on August 26^th, 2016, on the road near the Lally Homestead. He measured 114.05cm and weighed 239 grams. He was very calm for processing.

Fang (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152254137A
This larger snake was first captured May 7^th, 2018, at the Park Store. It measured 153.95cm and weighed 840grams. We think it is male, but it was difficult to tell because it’s vent was swollen … ouch!

Nana (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 152429727A
This male Gray Ratsnake was found on May 20th, 2021 at the staff house. He bit a staff member and was quite squirmy, musking to calm himself down. He has a strange mark above his left eye (see picture). He measured 325 grams and 125.45 cm.

Midnight (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 152460573A
This female snake was captured at the entrance to the Boat Launch on May 31st, 2023 after a Park Warden spotted her. She weighed a considerable 750g and measured 158.5cm at the time of capture!

Spotter (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 152461383A
Spotted on the in-road approaching the gatehouse on June 23rd, 2023, this young male snake weighed only 190 grams and measured 91.75cm. He was energetic and bold, and made a daring attempt at escape as soon as we got him back to the office for processing and chipping. He was very inquisitive, and had his tongue out smelling his surroundings during most of his processing.

Mistress Mc Stubs (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 152459661A
Captured near the exit from our maintenance facilities on June 3rd, 2023, this female snake weighed 430g and measured 130.5cm… plus 6cm! The end of her tail was partially detached when she was found (ouch!) and it was removed by park staff for proper healing.

Adele (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 152455630A
This male Gray Ratsnake was found in Fallows Campground on June 1st, 2023. He measured 132 cm and weighed in at 555 grams. When taking him back to be processed, he was quite lively. We even caught him dancing to the car radio!

Noodle Puppy (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 152453243A
This Gray Ratsnake was found sunning on the wall of McParlan house on May 24th, 2023. They measured 103.25cm and weighed 300 grams! This snake was very calm and friendly for processing.

Gigachad (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 152423107A
This male Gray Ratsnake was found by the Fallows campground entry gate on June 6, 2021. He was 110.3 cm long and weighed 235g. He had just eaten a meal when we found him, but he vomitted it (a chipmunk!) up as we were driving him back to the gate…

Panagriseo (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152425687A
This female Gray Ratsnake was first captured on June 29th, 2020 at the Lally Homestead in a hole in the wall. She looked like she was about to shed her skin! She is a medium sized snake at 131cm and 540g.

Beauty (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152464042A
This female snake was first captured at the Staff House, on July 15^th, 2021. She measured 119.05cm and weighed 400g. She was very calm for processing.

Strider (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 152434501A
This male Gray Ratsnake was found on June 12th, 2021 in the Fallows campground. He measured 136.1 cm and weighed 440 grams. He was quite aggressive and musked a bit, but was calm for processing.

Mazarati (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 152457591A
This little Gray Ratsnake was found on July 21, 2022, in the Ash Hill campground. It measured just 106.5 cm and weighed 210 grams, and was too small to sex. It was quite nervous and rattled its tail at staff during processing in an attempt to scare them away.

Cairo (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 152460151A
This gorgeous male snake was found on July 17th, 2022 near the main beach. He measured 118.25 cm long, and weighed 270 grams – just a little guy! He was very calm and friendly for processing and posed nicely for photos.

Mango (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 152460167A
This tiny Gray Ratsnake was first found on July 25, 2021 near the Rideau comfort station. It measured 75.15 cm and weighed just 70 grams. It was too small to check the sex of, and was very calm for processing

Orange Blossom (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 152461542A
This female Gray Ratsnake was first found on August 6th, 2021, in the Fallows campground. She measured 120.7 cm long and weighed 430 grams. She was calm and friendly, and had some orange dots between her scales, potentially mites.

Rufus (below) has been adopted!

Pit Tag: 152431164A
This male Gray Ratsnake was found on August 6th, 2020 upstairs in the Lally Homestead. He was 127cm long and weighed 440g. He looked like he was getting ready to shed his skin!

Lil’ Scaly (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 152425366A
This male Gray Ratsnake was first found on August 2, 2019 at the main beach. He measured just 89.5 cm long and weighed 155 grams – just a little baby snake! He was quite fiesty and kept trying to get into a staff member’s pocket.

Ember (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 1524611204
This female Gray Ratsnake was first found on July 6, 2022, near the visitor center. She measured 125 cm long and weighed 565 grams. She was quite scared and bit a staff member, and may have been gravid (pregnant).

Vic (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 152462066A
This male Gray Ratsnake was first found on July 30, 2021, near the bridge at McParlan House. He weighed 284 grams and measured 123.6 cm long. He was tense and somewhat unhappy to be found, and since staff didn’t have a pillowcase when he was found he was caught and carried to the van in a dragonfly net.

Willow (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 152455222A
This beautiful female Gray Ratsnake was first found on June 24, 2022, in the campground. She weighed 250 grams and measured 103.5 cm long. She had beautiful, shiny skin and was very calm for processing!

Mummy (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 152432584A
This female Gray Ratsnake was first found on June 13, 2021 in the Hogg Bay campground. She measured 119.6 cm and weighed 320 grams, and was very tense and squirmy for processing.

Bobbina Fett (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 152460670A
This female Gray Ratsnake was captured on June 27, 2021 at the Rideau comfort station. She measured 127.85 cm long and weighed 475 grams. She was very calm and has a stunning, distinct yellow chin.

Macy (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 15245416A
This female Gray Ratsnake was fist found on August 5, 2021 in the milkshed at McParlan house. She measured 97.05 cm and weighed 225 grams. She was squirmy and stinky, and had orange dots on her scales (possibly mites).

Blue Mica Daddy (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 152423422A
This male Gray Ratsnake was captured on May 29th, 2021 at the Lally homestead. He measured 155.5 cm long and weighed 595 grams. He musked a bit but was otherwise calm for processing.

Grasshopper (below) has been adopted!

Pit tag: 152425287A
This male Gray Ratsnake was first captured on June 5, 2021 near the Fallows gate. He was 132.25 cm long and weighed 350 grams. He was very calm and friendly.