Snakes of the United States and Canada:
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| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| Abstract: | Presents detailed information and color photos for all snake species found in the U.S. and Canada. |
| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 567-661) and index |
| Umfang: | IX, 668 S. Ill., Kt. |
| ISBN: | 1588340198 |
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| adam_text | Snakes of the
United States and Canada
Natural History and Care in Captivity
John V Rossi, DVM, MA
and
Roxanne Rossi
KRIEGER PUBLISHING COMPANY
Malabar, Florida
CONTENTS
List of Tables x
Acknowledgments xi
Foreword xiii
Introduction xv
Natural History Notes on Snakes—
An Overview xxi
Conservation xxxiii
North American Snake Genera xxxvi
PART I
KEEPING SNAKES-
GENERAL CARE 1
Housing 3
The Basics 3
Basic Enclosure Setup 5
Wet/Dry Enclosure Setup 6
Three-Layer Enclosure Setup 7
Desert Enclosure Setup 7
Swamp Tea Enclosure Setup 8
Natural Setups and Outdoor
Enclosures 8
Choosing a Snake 11
Species 11
Captive versus Wild-Caught/
Hatchling versus Adult 12
Single Snakes versus Pairs L 13
Male versus Female 13
Geographic Origin 13
Disposition 13
Health 13
Prepurchase Exam 14
Capturing a Snake 15
Transportation/Shipping 15
Cleaning and Disinfection 17
Temperature 19
Most Terrestrial Snakes
(Including Water Snakes,
Genus Nerodia) 20
Arboreal Snakes (Tree Dwellers) 20
Secretive, Nocturnal, or
Fossorial (Burrowing)
Snakes 21
Failure of the Snake to
Thermoregulate 21
Acclimation Period 21
Critical Periods 21
The Thermal Environment in an
Enclosure 22
Practical Solutions to Thermal
Problems in the Home 22
Temperature Control in Zoos
and Other Institutions 23
Humidity and Water 23
Drinking Water 25
Ventilation 26
Lighting 27
Substrate (Flooring Material) 28
Feeding 30
Food Quality 35
Psychological Factors 35
Disoriented Behavior Syndrome 37
Winter Cooldown (Brumation/
Hibernation) 37
Natural (Passive) Brumation
(Winter Cooldown) 38
Artificial (Active) Brumation
(Winter Cooldown) 39
Sexing 41
External Characteristics 41
Observations of Behavior 42
Probing 42
Eversion (Popping) Technique 43
Injection of Sterile Solution 43
Cloacal Swab 44
Ultrasonography,
Fiberendoscopy,
Laparotomy, Hormone
Analysis 44
Breeding 44
Age at Sexual Maturity 44
Basic Guidelines 44
Timing, Tips, and Tricks 45
Care During Gestation 46
Egg Laying 47
v
vi CONTENTS
Inbreeding 48
Captive Breeding as a
Conservation Tool 51
Care of the Eggs 51
Care of the Juveniles (Snake
Pediatrics) 54
Birth/Hatching 55
Feeding/Diet 55
Vitamin Supplements: Food? 56
Vitamin and Mineral
Supplements: Water? 57
Lighting for Juvenile Snakes 57
Water 57
Humidity 58
Hide Box 58
Housing Young Snakes
Together? 58
Substrate 58
Physical Environment 59
Summary 59
Handling 59
Venomous Snakes 61
Records 62
Warning Signs 63
First Aid and Medical Care 64
Infections 64
Shedding Problems 67
Dehydration and Starvation
(Inanition) 68
Overheating 68
Vomiting and Diarrhea 68
External Parasites 68
Internal Parasites and the Most
Common Drug Treatments^ 69
Releasing Snakes (How, Why, and
When Not To) 71
Summary/General Guidelines 73
PART II NONVENOMOUS
SNAKES: NATURAL HISTORY
AND CARE IN CAPTIVITY 77
Arizona elegans,
Glossy Snake 79
Bogertophis rosaliae,
Baja California Rat Snake 83
Bogertophis subocularis,
Trans-Pecos Rat Snake 85
Carphophis amoenus,
Eastern Worm Snake 89
Carphophis vermis,
Western Worm Snake 89
Cemophora cocciriea,
Scarlet Snake 92
Charina (Lichanura) bottae,
Rubber Boa 95
Chilomeniscus cinctus,
Banded Sand Snake 99
Chionactis occipitalis,
Western Shovelnose Snake 101
Chionactis palarostris,
Sonoran Shovelnose Snake 105
Chionactis saxatilis
Mountain Shovelnose Snake 107
Clonophis kirtlandii,
Kirtland s Snake 109
Coluber constrictor
Racer 112
Coniophanes imperialis,
Black-striped Snake 116
Contia tenuis,
Sharptail Snake 119
Diadophis punctatus,
Ringneck Snake 122
Drymarchon couperi,
Eastern Indigo Snake 127
Dryinarchon corais erebennus,
Texas Indigo Snake 127
Drymobius margaritiferus,
Speckled Racer 131
Elaphe bairdi,
Baird s Rat Snake 134
Elaphe gloydii,
Eastern Fox Snake 137
Elaphe vulpina,
Western Fox Snake 140
Elaphe guttata
Corn Snake 143
Elaphe obsoleta,
Common Rat Snake 148
Farancia abacura,
Mud Snake 152
Farancia erytrogramma,
Rainbow Snake 156
Ficimia streckeri,
Mexican Hooknose Snake 159
Gyalopion canum,
Western Hooknose Snake 161
Gyalopion quadrangulare,
Desert Hooknose Snake 164
CONTENTS vii
Heterodon rtasicus,
Western Hognose Snake 166
Heterodon platirhinos,
Eastern Hognose Snake 170
Heterodon simus
Southern Hognose Snake 173
Hypsiglena torquata,
Night Snake 176
Lampropeltis alterna,
Gray-banded Kingsnake 179
Lampropeltis calligaster,
Prairie and Mole
Kingsnakes 182
Lampropeltis getula,
Common Kingsnake 187
Lampropeltis pyromelana,
Sonoran Mountain
Kingsnake 192
Lampropeltis triangulum,
Milk Snake 195
Lampropeltis zonata,
California Mountain
Kingsnake 202
Leptodeira septentrionalis,
Northern Cat-eyed Snake 205
Leptotyphlops dulcis,
Texas Blind Snake 209
Leptotyphlops humilis,
Western Blind Snake 209
Lichanura trivirgata,
Rosy Boa 214
Masticophis bilineatus,
Sonoran Whipsnake 218
Masticophis flagellum,
Coachwhip 222
Masticophis lateralis,
Striped Racer 225
Masticophis taeniatus,
Striped Whipsnake 227
Nerodia clarkii,
Salt Marsh Snake 230
Nerodia cyclopion,
Mississippi Green Water
Snake 233
Nerodia erythrogaster,
Plainbelly Water Snake 236
Nerodia fasciata,
Southern Water Snake 239
Nerodia floridana,
Florida Green Water Snake 242
Nerodia harteri,
Brazos Water Snake 244
Nerodia paucimaculata,
Concho Water Snake 244
Nerodia rhombifer,
Diamondback Water Snake 249
Nerodia sipedon,
Northern Water Snake 251
Nerodia taxispilota,
Brown Water Snake 254
Opheodrys aestivus
Rough Green Snake 257
Opheodrys (Liochlorophis)
vernalis,
Smooth Green Snake 261
Oxybelis aeneus,
Mexican Vine Snake 264
Phyllorhynchus browni,
Saddled Leafnose Snake 267
Phyllorhynchus decurtatus,
Spotted Leafnose Snake 270
Pituophis catenifer,
Gopher Snake and
Bullsnake 273
Pituophis melanoleucus,
Eastern Pine Snake 278
Ramphotyphlops braminus,
Brahminy Blind Snake 281
Regina alleni,
Striped Crayfish Snake 283
Regina grahamii,
Graham s Crayfish Snake 286
Regina rigida,
Glossy Crayfish Snake 289
Regina septemvittata,
Queen Snake 292
Rhadinaea flavilata,
Pine Woods Snake 295
Rhinocheilus lecontei,
Longnose Snake 299
Salvadora deserticola
Big Bend Patchnose Snake 304
Salvadora grahamiae,
Mountain Patchnose Snake 307
Salvadora hexalepis,
Western Patchnose Snake 311
Seminatrix pygaea
Black Swamp Snake 314
Senticolis triaspis,
Green Rat Snake 317
viii CONTENTS
Sonora semiannulata,
Ground Snake 322
Stilosoma extenuatum,
Short-tailed Snake 327
Storeria dekayi,
Brown Snake 330
Storeria occipitomaculata,
Redbelly Snake 334
Tantilla sp , Blackhead, Flathead,
and Crowned Snakes 338
Introduction to the Garter Snakes 345
Captivity 345
Thamnophis atratus,
Pacific Coast Aquatic
(Santa Cruz) Garter Snake 347
Thamnophis brachystoma,
Shorthead Garter Snake 350
Thamnophis butleri,
Butler s Garter Snake 352
Thamnophis couchii,
Western Aquatic Garter
Snake 354
Thamnophis cyrtopsis,
Blackneck Garter Snake 356
Thamnophis elegans,
Western Terrestrial Garter
Snake 359
Thamnophis eques,
Mexican Garter Snake 363
Thamnophis gigas,
Giant Garter Snake 366
Thamnophis hammondii,
Two-striped Garter Snake 369
Thamnophis marcianus,
Checkered Garter Snake 372
Thamnophis ordinoides
Northwestern Garter Snake 375
Thamnophis proximus,
Western Ribbon Snake 377
Thamnophis radix,
Plains Garter Snake 381
Thamnophis rufipunctatus,
Narrowhead Garter Snake 383
Thamnophis sauritus,
Eastern Ribbon Snake 387
Thamnophis sirtalis,
Common Garter Snake 391
Trimorphodon biscutatus,
Lyre Snake 396
Tropidoclonion lineatum,
Lined Snake 402
Virginia striatula,
Rough Earth Snake 405
Virginia valeriae,
Smooth Earth Snake 408
PART III VENOMOUS SNAKES:
NATURAL HISTORY AND CARE
IN CAPTIVITY 413
Venomous Snakes: General Care
and Safety 415
Keeping Venomous Reptiles 415
Transportation 415
Maintaining Venomous Snakes:
General Tips 415
Agkistrodon contortrix,
Copperhead 416
Agkistrodon piscivorus,
Cottonmouth 420
Crotalus adamanteus,
Eastern Diamondback
Rattlesnake 424
Crotalus atrox
Western Diamondback
Rattlesnake 428
Crotalus cerastes,
Sidewinder 431
Crotalus horridus,
Timber Rattlesnake 434
Crotalus lepidus
Rock Rattlesnake 437
Crotalus mitchellii,
Speckled Rattlesnake 440
Crotalus molossus,
Blacktail Rattlesnake 444
Crotalus pricei,
Twin-spotted Rattlesnake 447
Crotalus ruber (exsul),
Red Diamond Rattlesnake 450
Crotalus scutulatus,
Mojave Rattlesnake 453
Crotalus tigris,
Tiger Rattlesnake 456
Crotalus viridis,
Western Rattlesnake 459
Crotalus willardi,
Ridgenose Rattlesnake 464
Micruroides euryxanthus,
Western Coral Snake 467
CONTENTS ix
Micrurus fulvius
Eastern Coral Snake 471
Pelamis platurus,
Yellowbelly Sea Snake 476
Sistrurus catenatus,
Massasauga 478
Sistrurus miliarius,
Pygmy Rattlesnake 482
References 487
Appendix of Common to Scientific
Names at the Species
Level 509
Subject Index 513
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