Searching for Indigo Snake DNA
Houston Chandler
Views:507 views An indigo snake track leading into a small tortoise burrow. – Ben Stegenga A fundamental goal…
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New Published Research: Where Do Indigo Snakes Shelter?
Indigo snakes present an interesting case study of shelter site use in a terrestrial snake because of the latitudinal differences apparent in indigo snake ecology.
Kirtland’s Snake
Tracy Karplus
Kirtland’s Snakes are perhaps most well-known for their microhabitat associations with burrowing crayfishes, where they traverse the aquatic-fossorial and predator-prey boundary in the dark, flooded underground labyrinths excavated by their crayfish hosts.
An update on our Eastern Diamond-backed Rattlesnake Research
Eastern Diamond-backed Rattlesnakes are currently the focus of significant conservation concern. The species has been petitioned for federal listing under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is currently working on a Species Status Assessment to inform the listing process.
Smooth Greensnakes and Their Fight for Survival
Kiley Briggs
Smooth Greensnakes are masters of camouflage in their natural habitat, but their future is uncertain as they navigate a world of declining insects and habitat loss. Learn about these secretive animals, what they are up against, and what you can do to help the species and their habitat.
Timber Rattlesnake
Timber rattlesnakes are a species of conservation concern throughout much of their distribution. The reasons for this range from habitat loss to direct persecution.
Aruba Island Rattlesnake
Views:901 views “In the summer of 2022 a few friends and I took a trip to the Dutch…
Green Palm Pit Viper
Views:513 views “Since I was a child I dreamed of being able to meet the green beauty and…