Death feigning by grass snakes in response to handling by human “predators.”
Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology
Keywords: antipredator behavior, colubridae, death feigning, fear, handling (psychology), immobility response, predatory behavior, snakes, tonic immobility
2007
Immobility and supination in garter snakes (Thamnophis elegans) following handling by human predators
Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology
Keywords: animals, colubridae, escape reaction, female, handling (psychology), individuality, male, motor activity, nonmammilian viviparity, predatory behavior, reaction time, supination, tonic immobility response
2006