A conference on “Biology of the Rattlesnakes” will be held 16–18 January 2005 at the Wong
Kerlee International Conference Center, Loma Linda, California, USA. Conference topics …

McIlhenny reported that the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) vigorously shakes
venomous (Crotalinae) but not nonvenomous (Colubridae) snakes during predatory attacks …

Venomous snakes have evolved their toxicity over countless generations, developing a
system to obtain their prey without much effort and without a struggle. But in some snake …

In this chapter my intent is to review the series of decisions that confront a wild rattlesnake
when it is hunting, consuming, and digesting prey. Because these decisions are made in a …

Snakes use chemicals in reproductive and in predatory contexts (Gillingham et al., 1990).
Sex pheromones permit snakes to make sex and species recog-nition, as well as stimulate …

The midget faded rattlesnake, Crotalus oreganus concolor, is a dwarfed subspecies of the
western rattlesnake at its northern-most limits in Wyoming. Due to increased commercial …

Two rattlesnake taxa were compared in a task requiring individuals to follow rodent trails. All
snakes were wild-caught adults and had been in captivity feeding exclusively on rodents for …

The feeding behavior of animals can be modified in response to hunger. This study
examined how hunger influences striking, prey-handling, and venom expenditure by prairie …

Abstract Ten Prairie Rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis viridis) and 10 Western Diamondback
Rattlesnakes (Crotalus atrox) were offered choices between envenomated (E) and …