Nearly three weeks ago I was “watching” the weather forecasts waiting for a cool, but mostly sunny day. The week or two preceding this were predominantly cool and with light to moderate north winds.

We investigated food patterns in the diet composition of 452 specimens of Crotalus durissus from Central Brazil. Thirty-three items were recorded corresponding to four categories: rodents (75.76%), ...

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Established in 1936, Herpetologica is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal serving herpetologists, biologists, ecologists, conservationists, researchers and the scientific community. The journal contains ...

The USDA is ending automatic renewals for limited conditional licenses, putting the long-available rattlesnake vaccine at risk. Editor’s Note (May 22, 2025): According to sources, since this ...

Rattlesnakes on biodiverse islands are evolving simpler, more specialized venoms, turning long-held ideas about evolution on their head — and revealing how competition and habitat fragmentation shape ...

WOODLAND, Calif. — For the past two decades, a vaccine designed to protect dogs, cats, and horses from rattlesnake venom has been available, but that is no longer the case. Dr. Dale Wallis, who ...

A study conducted in the US, on a dry hill in Colorado, has revealed their secret: They curl up and reverse their curvature into a bowl shape. These snakes even share the wealth. Aggregation of ...

Rattlesnakes are venomous reptiles that you should avoid as much as possible. While some species deliver less harmful bites, any rattlesnake bite can turn fatal quickly. Most rattlesnake species have ...

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