Snakebite incidence at least partly depends on the biology of the snakes involved. However,
studies of snake biology have been largely neglected in favour of anthropic factors, with the …

Whether or not people believe killing snakes is morally acceptable affects the likelihood of
harming them. An alternative is translocation, wherein snakes are relocated to nearby …

Snake venoms represent an adaptive trophic response to the challenges confronting a
limbless predator for overcoming combative prey, and this chemical means of subduing prey …

Conservation biology integrates multiple disciplines to expand the ability to identify threats to
populations and develop mitigation for these threats. Road ecology is a branch of …

There is growing interest in the use of glucocorticoid (GC) hormones to understand how wild
animals respond to environmental challenges. Blood is the best medium for obtaining …

The glucocorticoid stress response is frequently used to indicate vertebrate response to the
environment. Body temperature may affect glucocorticoid concentrations, particularly in …

Context Translocation as a tool for management of nuisance or 'problem'snakes near urban
areas is currently used worldwide with limited success. Translocated snakes experience …

There is an urgent need to improve methods for surveying snakes and lizards (squamates).
Currently, fundamental data gaps exist about squamate distributions and abundance in …

In the face of global change, free-ranging organisms are expected to experience more
unpredictable stressors. An understanding of how organisms with different life history …

The mitigation of human-rattlesnake conflicts often involves euthanizing or translocating the
offending rattlesnake. Although translocation is generally considered more humane …