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Behavior | ||
| Evolution of Constriction | ||
| Death is quick for the constrictor's victim - and contrary to popular belief, it's not by suffocation, says George Zug, curator of amphibians and reptiles for the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. http://www.exn.ca/snakes/deadlyhugs.cfm | ||
Booksellers | ||
| Snakes: Ecology and Behavior | ||
| Snakes: Ecology and Behavior by Richard A. Seigel and Joseph T. Collins is once again available.First published in 1993 and here reprinted with a new foreword by the authors, this book is still the most comprehensive survey of snake biology available in a single volume. Authoritative and comprehensive in scope, this important book offers herpetologists, biologists and others interested in the study of snakes a broad survey of snake ecology and behavior, as well as extensive coverage of the literature in bibliographic form. Available from The Blackburn Press. ISBN 1-930665-14-8.
http://www.blackburnpress.com/snakecandbeh.html | ||
| Snakes: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | ||
| Snakes: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, by Richard A. Seigel, Joseph T. Collins and Susan S. Novak is once again available. First published in 1987 and here reprinted with a new foreword by the authors, this book has become a classic in the field of herpetology. In ecological and evolutionary research, snakes occupy a unique niche. Studies of their adaptations and life histories have broad applications for the most basic questions in biology. Available from The Blackburn Press. ISBN 1-930665-15-6.
http://www.blackburnpress.com/snakecandevb.html | ||
Conservation | ||
| New Jersey Pinelands Timber Rattlesnake Study | ||
| Biologists with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Fish and Wildlife's Endangered and Nongame Species Program (ENSP) are currently conducting a study on Timber Rattlesnakes in the Pine Barrens of South Jersey. Timber Rattlesnakes are an endangered species in New Jersey and the study's major objective is to locate active rattlesnake dens in this region.
http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/news/2002/ratlrstd.htm | ||
| Prairie Rattlesnakes | ||
| A nice web site on Prairie Rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis) by Steve Thompson, South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks. http://www.sdsnake.com/Rat.htm | ||
| Project Orianne | ||
| Devoted to the conservation of Eastern Indigo Snakes. http://projectorianne.org/ | ||
| Rattlesnake Roundup - Join the Fight to Stop Them in Kansas | ||
| Rattlesnake roundups were first legalized in Kansas several years ago. They are held near the small town of Sharon Springs near the Colorado border in western Kansas. They are advertised as a family event with such activites as showing people how to get into a sleeping bag with live rattlesnakes, as well as having a public butcher shop where families can watch as the snakes are killed and skinned. Nice. Just what I want my kids to see.
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/1532 | ||
| Rattlesnake Roundups - Bad News for the Drug Industry | ||
| Find out why this country's dwindling rattlesnake population could mean bad news for the drug industry. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/victims/ | ||
| Rattlesnake Roundups in the United States | ||
| What You Can Do about Rattlesnake Roundups. Communities and charities can transform rattlesnake roundups into events that make money for organizers, sponsors and charities without harming snakes, humans or the environment. If any meaningful progress is to take place toward the reform of roundups and rattlesnake commercialization, however, animal protection groups, biologists and land managers must work cooperatively to launch public education campaigns and to build support for legislative change. http://www.hsus.org/ace/12011 | ||
Faunal lists | ||
| Arkansas Snakes | ||
| The mission of this website is to distribute and share knowledge regarding the naturally occurring snakes--and other reptiles and amphibians--of Arkansas. An effort will be made to dispel misconceptions and fears. Information will be presented in a healthy, environmentally-conscious manner to promote the beauty and fascination of these spectacular animals!
http://www.snakesofarkansas.com | ||
| California: Reptiles of Anza-Borrego Desert | ||
| Anza-Borrego Desert State Park protects the richest concentration of lizards and snakes in California. Over 50 different species can be found in Borrego's 600,000 acres. http://www.desertusa.com/reptiles/reptiles_ab1.html | ||
| Discover Life - Snakes | ||
| Discover Life helps you to identify things, share ways to teach and study nature's wonders, use maps, report your findings, and contribute to and learn from the Web's growing encyclopedia of life. The Polistes Foundation and its partners plan to make identification guides, maps, images, and valuable data on a million species freely available to everyone by 2012. So far we have some information on 228,928 species. We invite you to join us in our quest to reduce disease, increase food production, stop destructive species, protect endangered ones, and enjoy rather than struggle with nature. -- John Pickering http://www.discoverlife.org/nh/tx/Vertebrata/Reptilia/Serpentes/ | ||
| Florida's Venomous Snakes | ||
| Although 45 species of snakes are found in Florida, only the 6 listed here are poisonous and a danger to humans http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/herpetology/fl-guide/venomsnk.htm#TOP | ||
| Kentucky Snakes: Identification by Region | ||
| A complete listing of the 33 species of serpents known to inhabit the Bluegrass State. Created and maintained by the Kentuckiana Herpetological Society. http://www.kentuckysnakes.org/snake_region.cfm | ||
| Maine Snake Poster | ||
| The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has published a new poster illustrating in color the snakes of their state. Designed by Ethan Nedeau of BioDrawVersity, the poster covers the following taxa (common names as they appear on the posters): Features the Eastern Racer, Ringneck Snake, Brown Snake, Common Garter Snake, Smooth Green Snake, Timber Rattlesnake, Northern Water Snake, Milk Snake, Redbelly Snake, and Eastern Ribbon Snake. The photography is exquisite, and the informative and excellent text is by Mark McCollough, Phillip deMaynadier, and Ethan Nedeau. http://www.biodrawversity.com/artwork/Snakes_Front.jpg | ||
| Massachusetts Snakes | ||
| You can use this guide in several ways. If you are trying to identify a snake you have seen (or are seeing), go through our series of questions to identify the snake. If you know the name of the snake you want to find information on, click on the name of the snake. http://www.umass.edu/nrec/snake_pit/index.html | ||
| Snakes of North America | ||
| This is a listing of the snakes of North America (much as the name suggests). It includes pictures of a number of the listed species and a few articles on snakes. http://www.pitt.edu/~mcs2/herp/SoNA.html | ||
| Snakes of the Konza Prairie Biological Station | ||
| A site constructed and maintained by Dr. Eva Horne, Kansas State University, which displays the species found on the Konza Prairie Biological Station in Kansas.
http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~ehorne/snakes_files/frame.htm | ||
| South Dakota Snakes | ||
| Snakes are probably the most misunderstood animals in the world. Although it is important to realize the potential danger of some species, we need not fear or hate these limbless reptiles. Leave snakes alone, and they will likely leave your alone. Snakes are normally timid and secretive. When approached, they usually remain quiet to avoid detection. They may try to escape if given an opportunity. Only when frightened or cornered will they stand their ground. Reptiles are valuable animals that play an important environmental role by eating insects and rodents. Many species face extinction because of man?s persistent use of pesticides and destruction of large areas of habitat that these animals require to survive. Snakes are beneficial to people, but people are seldom beneficial to snakes! http://www.sdgfp.info/Wildlife/Snakes/SnakeIndex.htm | ||
| Texas Snake Checklist | ||
| A complete and taxonomically up-to-date checklist to the snakes of Texas; subspecies, which are biologically uninformative, are not included. This is the best checklist to Texas snakes available, either in print or online. Prepared by the University of Texas, Austin. http://www.zo.utexas.edu/research/txherps/snakes/ | ||
| Texas' Venomous Snakes | ||
| Gerald Keown's herpetological resource page is an online reference to all of the venomous snakes found in the state of Texas. In addition, several other non-venomous but interesting Texas snakes are discussed. http://www.kingsnake.com/venom/ | ||
General | ||
| CroFab - A New Antivenin | ||
| CroFab is a treatment for bites from North American rattlesnakes, which was granted FDA approval on 2 October 2000. It is the first new entry into the American antivenom market in over 50 years and has been extremely well received by physicians. CroFab is indicated for the management of patients with minimal or moderate envenomation. CNAH Note: Apparently, Wyeth Laboratories no longer produce any antivenin, so CroFab may be the only available product on the market. http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/crofab.htm | ||
| Crofab Hospital Outlets - U.S. and Canada | ||
| A list of CROFAB hospital outlets throughout the United States and Canada. View or print Crofab hospital outlets (as a pdf file). http://www.aapcc.org/crofaboutlets/crofab.htm | ||
| Encyclopaedia Britannica on Snakes | ||
| Snake: also called serpent, any member of the reptile group Serpentes, with the Sauria (lizards) and Amphisbaenia (wormlike amphisbaenians), one of the three suborders of the order Squamata. Their most distinctive features -- lack of limbs (vestiges are present in a few members), reduction or absence of one lung, and elongation of internal organs -- are associated with the long, slender body shapes. They are widely known and a much misunderstood group. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=118992 | ||
| Manitoba's Garter Snakes | ||
| May is snake emergence month. After spending winter lazing about or sleeping soundly down below the frost line, Manitoba's snakes (all 5 species) emerge from their underground dens and get back to the business of being snakes. http://www.naturenorth.com/spring/creature/garter/Fgarter.html | ||
| Snake Repellent | ||
| Snake-A-Way is the world?s only EPA approved, university tested, patented snake repellent. Snake-A-Way has been proven effective against rattlesnakes, coral snakes and other poisonous and non-poisonous snakes. When used and applied as directed, it is safe for humans, animals and plant life. It has been universally approved and endorsed by naturalists, conservationists and ecologists. (CNAH Note: We have no knowledge as to whether this product can actually repel snakes, but we receive so many queries about the availability of such a product that we decided for the time being to list it here.)
http://www.pestproducts.com/snakeaway1.htm | ||
| Snake Tongs - Pillstrom | ||
| The Pillstrom Snake Tong is a "must" for anyone doing research with North American reptiles. Handling venomous snakes with our tong greatly reduces the risk of injury. The PILLSTROM STANDARD TONG outmodes all previous ways of catching snakes. Equally important: it lets you collect far more than you can obtain by any other device. Our product is made of durable and long-lasting tempered aluminum. The tong may be used with equal ease on top of the ground, in holes, and underwater.
http://members.aol.com/mpillstrom | ||
| Snakes Traps | ||
| This catalog is designed to show you the different size traps we sell. First, find the section on this page which has the size trap you need. To view the trap, just click on the model number. If you need information about specific species, we have in-depth articles about many of them, including snakes. You will find links to these articles below in each section. If you want to order a trap, go to the bottom of this page and follow the link which will explain in detail how to order. Be sure to take advantage of ordering online discounts. http://www.bugspray.com/catalog/traps.html#thirtyfifth | ||
| The Snake: Does it Differ from Amphisbaenians and Lizards? | ||
| What makes a snake different from amphisbaenians and lizards? This is not quite such a ridiculous question as it may seem. In fact, it is not too easy to come up with a definition that includes all the snakes but excludes other members of the Squamata. http://www.thesnake.org/general.html | ||
| Toxicity in Colubrid Snakes of the World: An Annotated Bibliography | ||
| Compiled by Donald McKinstry, this list of references covers myths and folklore, opinions and comments of authorities, accounts of snakebite and treatment, accounts of reactions from integumental secretions, observations on envenomation in prey, descriptions of the venom apparatus, experimental results, toxinology pharmacology, biochemistry, and immunology.
http://bio.bd.psu.edu/dmm/snake/snake.htm | ||
| Venomous Snakebite Information | ||
| Maintained by the National Library of Medicine. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000031.htm | ||
| Venomous Snakebite Protocol | ||
| Enclosed are protocols and which have been written for potential snakebites to human beings. The philosophy behind these protocols is very simple. In the early days, there was a list of "experts" who might be summoned if a snakebite occurred. It was rapidly learned that these experts were not always available. This "hope an expert is available" system was replaced with the enclosed one, in which we assume that no expert is available. http://www-surgery.ucsd.edu/ENT/DAVIDSON/snake/index.htm | ||
Natural History | ||
| Black Kingsnake | ||
| This is a website devoted exclusively to the Black Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula nigra). There seems to be comparatively little information available on the web regarding this subspecies of kingsnake and we thought it would be beneficial to develop a site that would help fill this void. As you will see this is a group effort with my friends Scott Waters and Will Bird, and we intend this to be the type of site that will be updated frequently with additional sources of information and locality photographs. If anyone has any contributions, they would be much appreciated. Any feedback is also welcome. http://www.blackkingsnake.com/ | ||
| California: Facts about Snakes | ||
| It is not uncommon to encounter snakes while in the outdoors. What is uncommon is for people to react to the presence of a snake with calm. Most people fear snakes because they do not understand them or their importance in the natural world. http://www.werc.usgs.gov/hq/snake.html | ||
| Eastern Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula getula) | ||
| Eastern Kingsnakes (Lampropeltis getula getula) are one of the most interesting and impressive Colubrids roaming North America. Eastern's come in many beautiful colors and patterns. Ranging from thin single scale crossbars to 3-4 scale wide crossbars right down to the bizarre pattern anomalies found on Edisto Island, S.C. Each state within the Eastern Kingsnake's range is listed in the menu to the left and is a link to a page containing locality photographs. In most cases exact locality data is given. In some photographs it wasn't available down to the county, but just to the respective state. I hope all that enter this site enjoy it and take with them a better appreciation for what truly is a magnificent serpent. http://www.kingsnake.com/easternkingsnake/ | ||
| Florida Snakes | ||
| Visit this site to view the excellent images of Florida snakes by Janson Jones. http://www.bacchusland.com/photography/snakes/index.htm | ||
| Pine Snake | ||
| A feature from Jeff Holmes, Conservation Planner and Senior Field Biologist, Conservation Southeast, Inc. (615-969-7559) http://www.conservationsoutheast.com/infops.htm | ||
| Texas Coral Snakes (Micrurus tener) | ||
| A concise little natural history account of the species. http://www.zo.utexas.edu/research/txherps/snakes/micrurus.fulvius.html | ||
| Venom Production in Snakes | ||
| Hunting can't be easy when you have no limbs at all. And what use is having the ability to swallow whole animals larger than your own head if your prey inflicts fatal injuries on you when you try to do so? Well, fortunately for many snakes, evolution has provided two ingenious methods with which they can subdue amphibians, birds, rodents - and even larger mammals. http://www.exn.ca/snakes/poisonkisses.cfm | ||
| Western Coral Snakes | ||
| A concise little natural history account of the species. http://www.desertusa.com/mag98/may/papr/du_westcoral.html | ||
Researchers | ||
| Function of Squamate Epidermatoglyphics | ||
| Squamate epidermatoglyphics are proposed to function as an aid in capture, dispersal and retention of pheromones. Hobart M. Smith, David Duvall, Brent M. Graves,
Richard E. Jones and David Chiszar
http://herpetology.com/1phs30.html | ||
| Pigmy Rattlesnake Research Group | ||
| Stetson University in DeLand, Florida, has a group of researchers and undergraduate students examining the biology of Pigmy Rattlesnakes. These pages describe their research and have galleries of rattlesnake pictures. http://www.stetson.edu/artsci/pigmy/ | ||
Systematics | ||
| Drymarchon Systematics | ||
| A site devoted to the taxonomy of the genus Drymarchon. http://biology.bangor.ac.uk/~bss166/Taxa/Drymar.htm | ||
| Reptile Database | ||
| This site is maintained by Peter Uetz, J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), formerly The Institute of Genomic Research (TIGR), at 9704 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20850. http://www.reptile-database.org/ | ||
| Venomous Snake Systematics | ||
| Venomous Snake Systematics Alert is a web site maintained by Wolfgang Wüster, School of Biological Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor.
http://sbsweb.bangor.ac.uk/~bss166/update.htm | ||
Taxonomy | ||
| Garter Snake (Thamnophis) Identification System | ||
| I present the results of applying the meristics -- scale counts and coloration -- and habitat of a sample of Garter Snakes I caught in the Klamath Mountains, to current taxonomic identification keys. I built an expert identification key to the supposed species and subspecies of the region, using an example-driven rule-base model. I then compared the meristics of captured snakes to the identification model, to test how well the existing taxonomy and keys fit the real world. http://www.spiritone.com/~brucem/garter.htm | ||
| Texas: Key to Snakes | ||
| Maintained by Texas Parks and Wildlife, Austin http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/nature/wild/reptiles/txserpen.htm#View | ||
| The New Reptile Database | ||
| These pages contain useful information on taxonomy of "reptiles" in the traditional paraphyletic sense (e.g., birds are excluded from the Archosauria). http://www.reptile-database.com | ||
| Washington: A Key to the Snakes | ||
| Adapted by Dennis Paulson from key in Nussbaum, Brodie, and Storm. 1983. Amphibians & Reptiles of the Pacific Northwest. Univ. Press of Idaho, Moscow. This information is provided by the Slater Museum of Natural History http://www.ups.edu/biology/museum/snakekey.html | ||
Teaching | ||
| Florida: Online Identification Guide to Snakes | ||
| If you live in Florida and you would like to know more about the snake you found in your backyard, or in your swimming pool, or the one you saw in the pine flatwoods, or crossing the road, this Guide will answer your questions. It is the best online source of information about Florida snakes..
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/herpetology/FL-GUIDE/onlineguide.htm | ||
| Snakes in the Classroom | ||
| Garter snakes make great class room critters! They don't need a lot of room, are easy to feed and care for, and can be kept in simple, inexpensive containers. http://www.naturenorth.com/spring/classrm/gsnkclass/Fgskclss.html | ||
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