Rattlesnake predatory behavior is defined by a strike and then release of rodent prey.
Poststrike, the released envenomated prey dashes off and dies. Therefore, the snake must …

Rattlesnakes are highly adept at following substrate chemosensory trails left by struck
(envenomated) prey. However, there are other sources of chemical information that may be …

Snakes utilize chemical and visual stimuli during predation, however the emphasis on these
cues and which cues are used to initiate predation varies among species. For example …

Rattlesnakes typically strike and release adult rodent prey. Striking is followed by a
sustained, high rate of tongue flicking that guides the snake to the envenomated, dead prey …

Following the release of envenomated prey, a rattlesnake exhibits a series of poststrike
behaviors, involving largely chemosensory cues that lead to recovery and swallowing of the …

We tested the roles of shelter and prey odor cues on the prestrike movement patterns of the
dusky pigmy rattlesnake, Sistrurus miliarius barbouri. In the first experiment, prey odors …

This study examined the relative importance of visual, chemical and thermal stimuli for
releasing predatory strikes of the northern Pacific rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis oreganus). In …

Free-ranging, radiotagged prairie rattlesnakes (Crotalus v. viridis) in southcentral Wyoming
were presented warm models of mice devoid of mouse odors to determine whether …

The complexity of natural environments is an important component of animal behavior, and
laboratory environments often cannot reproduce that complexity. Strike‐induced …

Rattlesnakes in the wild usually strike, envenomate, and release rodents immediately
(Klauber, 1956) avoiding potential injury from retaliation, but this may allow the struck rodent …