Pine Snake
Pituophis melanoleucus
- Class
- Reptile
- Family
- Colubridae
- Genus
- Pituophis
- Also known as
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Pine Snake research
146 published papers in the HerpAtlas library. Most cited below, or see the latest research →
- A Radiotelemetric Study of Spatial Relationships in Some Common Snakes
Copeia · 1971 · cited 120 times
- Chatter Vocalizations of California Ground Squirrels: Predator‐ and Social‐role Specificity
Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie · 1980 · cited 116 times
- Influence of the Hydric and Thermal Environments on Eggs and Hatchlings of Bull Snakes Pituophis melanoleucus
Physiological Zoology · 1987 · cited 112 times
- Thermal Sensitivity as a Specialization for Prey Capture and Feeding in Snakes
American Zoologist · 1983 · cited 110 times
- Effects of Incubation Temperature on Sex Ratios in Pine Snakes: Differential Vulnerability of Males and Females
The American Naturalist · 1988 · cited 105 times
- Variation in Snake‐elicited Jump‐yipping by Black‐tailed Prairie Dogs: Ontogeny and Snake‐specificity
Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie · 1985 · cited 90 times
- Geographic Variation, Convergent Crypsis and Mimicry in Gopher Snakes (Pituophis melanoleucus) and Western Rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis)
Journal of Herpetology · 1985 · cited 89 times
- Nest Site Selection by Pine Snakes, Pituophis melanoleucus, in the New Jersey Pine Barrens
Copeia · 1986 · cited 76 times
Pine Snake natural history notes
Field and captive observations published in Herpetological Review's Natural History Notes. Each is a single observation, summarized by us, with a link to the original.
Behavior
J. Andrew Kilmer, Philip Shirk, Luis Rolando Rivas, and Pearson A. Mcgovern · 2023 · Herpetological Review 54(4): 692–694 · Read the note
2007 · Herpetological Review 38(2): 210 · Read the note
Diet
Robert T. Zappalorti and Jeffrey C. Beane · 2025 · Herpetological Review 56(3): 330–331 · Read the note
John D. Willson · 2019 · Herpetological Review 50(4): 811 · Read the note
Morphology
2024 · Herpetological Review 55(2): 289 · Read the note
Mortality
Dirk J. Stevenson · 2020 · Herpetological Review 51(1): 153–154 · Read the note
Prey
1996 · Herpetological Review 27(1): 26 · Read the note
Refugia fidelity
2018 · Herpetological Review 49(4): 762 · Read the note
Reproduction
Jeffrey C. Beane and L. Todd Pusser · 2007 · Herpetological Review 38(4): 469 · Read the note
Reproduction / nest site
2017 · Herpetological Review 48(3): 680 · Read the note
Reproduction/ ritualistic combat/ courtship behavior
Jason A. Fantuzzi and Brian Zarate · 2016 · Herpetological Review 47(3): 481–482 · Read the note
Reproduction/nest site
2019 · Herpetological Review 50(2): 398 · Read the note
Sexual behavior
2007 · Herpetological Review 38(1): 93 · Read the note
Transmitter retention
Rulon W. Clark · 2025 · Herpetological Review 56(3): 331–332 · Read the note
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