Context Translocation as a tool for management of nuisance or 'problem'snakes near urban
areas is currently used worldwide with limited success. Translocated snakes experience …

Background The advent of telemetry has revolutionized wildlife research in recent decades.
For telemetry to be effective, transmitting devices must remain attached to study animals …

The venom produced by snakes contains complex mixtures of pharmacologically active
proteins and peptides which play a crucial role in the pathophysiology of snakebite …

Context Continued miniaturisation of tracking technology increases its utility in animal
applications. However, species morphology often dictates the type of animal-borne device …

Diel activity patterns are an important aspect of wildlife ecology and evolution and provide
valuable information for conservation and monitoring, yet for many species, activity patterns …

All pangolins have a taper-shaped head and short neck that makes traditional collaring
methods unsuitable and tracking devices are therefore typically attached to one of the larger …

Background Invasive reptiles pose a serious threat to global biodiversity, but early detection
of individuals in an incipient population is often hindered by their cryptic nature, sporadic …

Many snake species substantially shift their daily activity patterns throughout the year.
Understanding if, when, and why these changes occur can improve our understanding of …

Human activities such as urbanization often has negative affects wildlife. However,
urbanization can also be beneficial to some animals by providing suitable microhabitats. To …

Background: Radio-telemetry is a useful method to investigate the spatial ecology of species
in the wild, by tracking the signal of a transmitter attached to an individual. The method of …