As a group [reptiles] are nei th er 'good'n or 'b ad,'but ia re intere s ting and unu su al, althou
gh of min or im port an ce. If th ey should all disappe ar, it wo uld not make mu ch differen ce …

Destruction of habitat due to urban sprawl, pollution, and deforestation has caused
population declines or even extinction of many of the world's approximately 2,600 snake …

With limitations imposed by the lack of appendages and elongate morphology, snakes
exhibit a variety of unique ritualistic behaviors in the contexts of agonistic encounters and …

Hibernation sites at higher latitudes must protect snakes from colder conditions for longer
periods of time. Because fewer locations are likely to be suitable, hibernation site availability …

Eggs of black racers (Coluber constrictor) incubated at 28 C hatched in 39-40 days (N= 7)
compared to 62-63 days (N= 7) for eggs incubated at 22 C. Although mass did not differ …

Illegal killing of nongame wildlife is a global yet poorly documented problem. The
prevalence and ecological consequences of illegal killing are often underestimated or …

Reproductive biology of the northern Pacific rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis oreganus) was
studied in snakes from three hibernacula in northern Idaho from 1978 to 1981. More females …

We examined eight summer dens (used only in summer) and seven hibernacula (occupied
both in winter and summer) of the snake Pituophis melanoleucus in the New Jersey Pine …

Le flux des gènes est un processus fondamental de l'évolution, mais l'influence des
déplacements d'individus et de leur progéniture sur le flux des gènes est encore mal …

The purpose of this study was to examine certain aspects of the life history and ecology of
the timber rattlesnake (Crotalus h. horridus) in Pennsylvania, and to evaluate the reported …