The Ecomuseum Zoo is working to protect the habitat of the brown snake, Quebec’s “most urban” reptile. : The Ecomuseum Zoo is working to protect the habitat of the brown snake, Quebec’s “most urban” reptile Pierre-Alexandre Bourgeois handles a brown snake at the Bois-de-Liesse nature park. Allen McInnis / Montreal Gazette Chances are you haven’t because the small reptile, found almost exclusively in the Montreal area, is fighting for its survival these days.