Latest western rat snake research
Newest papers on Pantherophis obsoletus in the HerpAtlas research library, updated automatically.
- Sound localization circuits in reptiles
Dawei Han, Rebeca W. Fuquen, Katie L. Willis et al. · Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science · 2024-09 · open access
Location of sound sources is a fundamental task of the auditory system. Recent studies have shown that land vertebrates employ an array of sound localization strategies. We have therefore compared auditory brainstem circuits by measuring cell numbers in the cochlear nuclei in relation to brain…
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- Factors Influencing Activity and Detection of Species in a Cross Timbers Snake Assemblage
Clint King, Jesse M. Meik · Diversity · 2023-08 · open access
The Cross Timbers of North America is an ecotone between the eastern deciduous forests and central grasslands and exhibits a diverse composite snake fauna. Over a 3-yr period, we performed repeated nocturnal road surveys of snakes across three transects in Wise County, Texas, and evaluated species…
- Scaling relationships of maximal gape and prey size of snakes for an egg‐eating specialist ( Dasypeltis gansi ) and a dietary generalist ( Pantherophis obsoletus )
Bruce C. Jayne · Journal of Zoology · 2023-08 · open access
- Prevalence of Ophidiomycosis (Snake Fungal Disease) at a High Disturbance Remediated Landfill and at a Low-Impacted Forest Research Site in East Tennessee, USA
Megan Gramhofer, Matthew C. Allender, Ellen K. Haynes et al. · Journal of Herpetology · 2022-09
- Southeastern US Snake Species are Vulnerable to Egg Predation by Red Imported Fire Ants (Solenopsis invicta)
Meredith C. Swartwout, John D. Willson · Herpetologica · 2022-05
- Spatiotemporal Patterns of Snake Captures and Activity in Upland Pine Forests
Christopher M. Schalk, Yuhui Weng, Connor S. Adams et al. · The American Midland Naturalist · 2022-04
- Spatiotemporal Patterns of Snake Captures and Activity in Upland Pine Forests
Schalk CM, Weng YH, Adams CS et al. · American midland naturalist · 2022-04
- Additional comments on the types and nomina of several North American ratsnakes (Pantherophis obsoletus complex, Colubridae, Serpentes)
R. Alexander Pyron, Steve W. Gotte, Frank T. Burbrink · Bionomina · 2021-12
- Seasonal activity and population fluctuations of a free-ranging population of the rat snake pantherophis obsoletus inhabiting the dallas zoo, texas
Ferguson GW, Roberts DT, Hartdegen R et al. · Southwestern Naturalist · 2021-11
- Is There Always a Need for Speed? Testing for Differences in the Striking Behavior of Western Ratsnakes (Pantherophis obsoletus) When Encountering Predators and Prey
Ashley E. Burns, David A. Penning · Journal of Herpetology · 2021-03
- Resolving spatial complexities of hybridization in the context of the gray zone of speciation in North American ratsnakes (Pantherophis obsoletus complex).
Burbrink FT, Gehara M, McKelvy AD et al. · Evolution; international journal of organic evolution · 2021-01
- SEASONAL ACTIVITY AND POPULATION FLUCTUATIONS OF A FREE-RANGING POPULATION OF THE RAT SNAKE PANTHEROPHIS OBSOLETUS INHABITING THE DALLAS ZOO, TEXAS
Gary W. Ferguson, D. T. Roberts, Ruston W. Hartdegen et al. · The Southwestern Naturalist · 2020-11
- Molecular characterization and novel genotypes of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in pet snakes in Beijing, China.
Li J, Li D, Zhang H et al. · International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2020-06 · open access
Introduction Enterocytozoon bieneusi, an opportunistic intestinal pathogen associated with microsporidiosis. The parasite is widespread among humans, domestic animals, and wildlife in China. Transmission occurs through direct or indirect contact with contaminated food and water from infected humans…
- Regional Variation in Ventral Body Color and Pattern in the Western Ratsnake, Pantherophis obsoletus (Reptilia: Serpentes: Colubridae), in Arkansas
Stanley E. Trauth · Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science · 2020-01 · open access
- The scaling of terrestrial striking performance in western ratsnakes (Pantherophis obsoletus).
Penning DA, Sawvel B, Moon BR · Journal of experimental zoology. Part A, Ecological and integrative physiology · 2019-10
- PREDATION ON NORTHERN BOBWHITE AND SCALED QUAIL BY SNAKES IN TEXAS, USA
Rebekah E. Ruzicka, Dale Rollins, Lloyd M. Lacoste et al. · The Southwestern Naturalist · 2019-10
- Predation on northern bobwhite and scaled quail by snakes in texas, usa
Ruzicka RE, Rollins D, Lacoste LM et al. · Southwestern Naturalist · 2019-10
- Perceived Predation Risk And The Responses Of Adult And Nestling Tree Swallows (tachycineta Bicolor)
Natalia May Maass · 2019-01
- Feeding Methods for Headstarting in Juvenile Constricting Colubrid Snakes
Allison Carothers · Lincoln (University of Nebraska) · 2019-01
- Eastern Bluebirds ( Sialia sialis ) do not abandon their chosen nest site in response to a single visit by a nest predator
Mark T. Stanback, Nicholas A. DiLuzio, Austin N. Mercadante et al. · The Wilson Journal of Ornithology · 2018-06
- Quantitative axial myology in two constricting snakes: Lampropeltis holbrooki and Pantherophis obsoletus.
Penning DA · Journal of anatomy · 2018-02
- Pantherophis obsoletus (Western Ratsnake). Diet / scavenging.
George R. Pisani · Herpetological Review · 2018-01
- Pantherophis obsoletus (Texas Ratsnake). Vulnerability during predation.
Charles M. Watson · Herpetological Review · 2018-01
- Translocating ratsnakes: does enrichment offset negative effects of time in captivity?
Brett A. DeGregorio, Jinelle H. Sperry, Tracey D. Tuberville et al. · Wildlife Research · 2017-10
- Resource selection by an ectothermic predator in a dynamic thermal landscape.
George AD, Connette GM, Thompson FR 3rd et al. · Ecology and evolution · 2017-10 · open access
Predicting the effects of global climate change on species interactions has remained difficult because there is a spatiotemporal mismatch between regional climate models and microclimates experienced by organisms. We evaluated resource selection in a predominant ectothermic predator using a…
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