Abstract Six northern Pacific rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis oreganus) rescued from
substandard husbandry conditions were shipped from Woodland Park Zoological Gardens …

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 …

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

Rattlesnakes use chemical stimuli in ambush site selection and for relocation of
envenomated prey through strike-induced chemosensory searching. Shifts in …

Methods.—Six adult A. contortrix were maintained in individual cages (L32 x W61. 5 x H31
cm) and observed in two conditions. In condition NS (“no strike”) an adult mouse (Mus …

Bushmasters (Lachesis muta) at Dallas Zoo demonstrated strike-induced chemosensory
searching (SICS) and trail-following when feeding on relatively large prey (> 25% of snake …

Two litters of rattlesnakes (Crotalus enyo; n= 6 per litter) were raised in large cages and
small plastic boxes, respectively. No significant differences in exploration of a novel …

Many studies have demonstrated that rattlesnakes, after striking rodent prey, show a sus-
tained, high rate of tongue flicking (Chiszar and Scudder, 1980; Chiszar et al., 1982a, b; …

Method A total of 10 elapid snakes were observed: 5 tiger snakes (Notechis scutatus), 2
taipans (Oxyuranus scutellatus), 2 Indian cobras (Naja naja), and 1 death adder …

Rattlesnakes (Crotalus unicolor, C vegrandis) and Russell's vipers (Vipera russelli) at San
Diego Zoo exhibited sustained high rates of tongue flicking after striking mice (Mus …