Chemosensory searching in squamates with specialized tongue–vomeronasal systems is
well-documented. By tongue-flicking, these reptiles gather important chemical cues from …

Foraging is a key aspect of a species' ecology and decisions made while foraging affect
fitness in many ways. Although much research has focused on snake foraging, only a …

The relationship between man and animals has its beginnings long ago in prehistoric times
and has changed immensely since then. Kisling (2001) stated: As early humans developed …

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 …

Context Calomys musculinus (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) is a small rodent species widely
distributed in Argentina and particularly abundant in agroecosystems of the Pampean …

Predators demonstrate context-dependent foraging behaviors to dynamically and
successfully track prey and can use multiple cues in this process. In squamate reptiles …

Reptiles utilize a variety of environmental cues to inform and drive animal behavior such as
chemical scent trails produced by food or conspecifics. Decrypting the scent-trailing …

We investigated responses of adult and juvenile Desert Nightsnakes (Hypsiglena
chlorophaea) to odor extracts of potential invertebrate and vertebrate prey. Snakes were …

Most viperids are ambush predators that primarily use venom to subdue prey, employing a
strike-release-trail hunting strategy whereby snakes follow the unique scent of envenomated …

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 …