Western Rat Snake

Western Rat Snake research

35 published papers in the HerpAtlas library. Most cited below, or see the latest research →

• Resolving spatial complexities of hybridization in the context of the gray zone of speciation in North American ratsnakes (Pantherophis obsoletus complex).

  Evolution; international journal of organic evolution · 2021 · cited 31 times

• Translocating ratsnakes: does enrichment offset negative effects of time in captivity?

  Wildlife Research · 2017 · cited 27 times

• Preferred nest site characteristics reduce predator‐specific predation risk in a canopy‐nesting raptor

  Journal of Wildlife Management · 2014 · cited 25 times

• Wait Until Dark? Daily Activity Patterns and Nest Predation by Snakes

  Ethology · 2015 · cited 24 times

• Snake co-occurrence patterns are best explained by habitat and hypothesized effects of interspecific interactions.

  The Journal of animal ecology · 2013 · cited 18 times

• The influence of thermal biology on road mortality risk in snakes.

  Journal of thermal biology · 2015 · cited 12 times

• Resource selection by an ectothermic predator in a dynamic thermal landscape.

  Ecology and evolution · 2017 · cited 11 times

• Quantitative axial myology in two constricting snakes: Lampropeltis holbrooki and Pantherophis obsoletus.

  Journal of anatomy · 2018 · cited 10 times

Western Rat 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.