Behavioral Assessment of Six Reptile Species during a Temporary Zoo Closure and Reopening

Authors: Jennifer Hamilton, Kylen N. Gartland, Megan Jones, Grace Fuller

Publication/Journal: Animals

Keywords: COVID-19, reptile welfare, visitor effects, zoo animal behavior

2022

Cannibalism of nonviable offspring by postparturient Mexican lance-headed rattlesnakes, Crotalus polystictus

Authors: E. Mociño-Deloya, K. Setser, J.M. Pleguezuelos, A. Kardon, D. Lazcano

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: antipredator behaviour, crotalus polystictus, energy recuperation, maternal cannibalism, mexican lance-headed rattlesnake, nonviable offspring, parental care

2009

The forked tongue and edge detection in snakes (Crotalus oreganus): An experimental test

Authors: M. Rockwell Parker, Bruce A. Young, Kenneth V. Kardong

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: chemoreception, edge detection, forked tongue, functional morphology, lateralization, rattlesnakes, snakes, vomeronasal

2008

Semen collection and evaluation in free-ranging Brazilian rattlesnakes (Crotalus durissus terrificus)

Authors: Rogério Loesch Zacariotti, Kathleen Fernandes Grego, Wilson Fernandes, Sávio Stefanini Sant'Anna, Marcelo Alcindo de Barros Vaz Guimarães

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: conservation, reptiles, serpentes, spermatozoa

2007

Influence of prey odor concentration on the poststrike trailing behavior of the Northern Pacific rattlesnake

Authors: Tamara L. Smith, Gideon S. Bevelander, Kenneth V. Kardong

Publication/Journal: Herpetologica

Keywords: chemoreception, crotalus viridis oreganus, poststrike trailing, predatory behavior, predatory behaviour, rattlesnakes, sics

2005

Strike-induced chemosensory searching (SICS) in northern Pacific rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis oreganus, Holbrook, 1840) rescued from substandard husbandry conditions. II. Complete recovery of function after two years

Authors: David Chiszar, Kristine DeWelde, Milena Garcia, Dana Payne, Hobart M. Smith

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: predation, rehabilitation, vomerolfaction

1999

Evolution of aging: Theoretical and practical implications from rattlesnakes

Authors: Kenneth V. Kardong

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aging, reptilia, snakes, viperidae

1996

Aging in snakes: Results of long-term captivity on rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis oreganus) predatory behavior

Authors: Wendy Rockhill Alving, Kenneth V. Kardong

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: aging, crotalus viridis, feeding, reptilia, viperidae

1994

Scale variation in a laboratory colony of amelanistic diamondback rattlesnakes (Crotalus atrox)

Authors: William B. McCrady, James B. Murphy, Clay M. Garrett, David T. Roberts

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: anomalies, genetics, reptilia, serpentes, viperidae

1994

Behavior of captive-raised rattlesnakes (Crotalus enyo) as a function of rearing conditions

Authors: William Marmie, Shane Kuhn, David Chiszar

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: captivity, chemosensory searching, husbandry

1990