Collaborative Science to Monitor Invasive Snake Parasites
Ben Stegenga
Views:173 views Ben holds up a freshly collected fecal sample from Eastern Coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum flagellum) that will…
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Snake Fungal Disease in Georgia
Houston Chandler
Snake fungal disease is caused by the fungal pathogen Ophidiomyces ophidiicola, which infects the skin of snakes and causes a wide range of symptoms. These symptoms can range from a few crusty or dry scales to serious lesions and eroding scales that can, in severe cases, be fatal for the infected snake.
Clifton’s Lizard Eater
Tracy Karplus
Here’s a photo of one of México’s most striking and seldomly seen colubrid species: Clifton’s Lizard Eater snake, or Mastigodryas cliftoni, which can be found throughout tropical Northwestern México.
Rainbow Snake
“A Rainbow Snake (Farancia erytrogramma) from Southern Georgia that was found basking during our snake fungal disease study…”
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox). Due to its prolific nature, it is often overlooked. However, it is as common and widespread as it is because it is the perfect and most adaptable generalist species.
Searching for Indigo Snake DNA
Views:488 views An indigo snake track leading into a small tortoise burrow. – Ben Stegenga A fundamental goal…
New Published Research: Where Do Indigo Snakes Shelter?
Indigo snakes present an interesting case study of shelter site use in a terrestrial snake because of the latitudinal differences apparent in indigo snake ecology.
Kirtland’s Snake
Kirtland’s Snakes are perhaps most well-known for their microhabitat associations with burrowing crayfishes, where they traverse the aquatic-fossorial and predator-prey boundary in the dark, flooded underground labyrinths excavated by their crayfish hosts.