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- Title
Use of Trees by the Texas Ratsnake (Elaphe obsoleta) in Eastern Texas.
- Authors
Pierce, Josh B.; Fleet, Robert R.; McBrayer, Lance; Rudolph, D. Craig
- Abstract
We present information on the use of trees by Elaphe obsoleta (Texas Ratsnake) in a mesic pine-hardwood forest in eastern Texas. Using radiotelemetry, seven snakes (3 females, 4 males) were relocated a total of 363 times from April 2004 to May 2005, resulting in 201 unique locations. Snakes selected trees containing cavities and used hardwoods and snags for a combined 95% of arboreal locations. Texas Ratsnake arboreal activity peaked during July and August, well after the peak of avian breeding activity, suggesting arboreal activity involves factors other than avian predation.
- Subjects
EAST Texas; WESTERN rat snake; ELAPHE; TREES; PINE; RAT snakes; FORESTS &; forestry
- Publication
Southeastern Naturalist, 2008, Vol 7, Issue 2, p359
- ISSN
1528-7092
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1656/1528-7092(2008)7[359:UOTBTT]2.0.CO;2