Sidewinders, how do they go about life? From their hunting techniques, to how they view the landscape around them, this episode delves into the lives of these iconic vipers. Our Species of the Bi-Week is of course a recently described viper.
FULL REFERENCE LIST AVAILABLE AT: herphighlights.podbean.com
Main Paper References:
Clark RW, Dorr SW, Whitford MD, Freymiller GA, Putman BJ. (2016) Activity cycles and foraging behaviors of free-ranging sidewinder rattlesnakes (Crotalus cerastes): The ontogeny of hunting in a precocial vertebrate. Zoology 119, 196–206. (doi:10.1016/j.zool.2016.02.005)
Schraft HA, Bakken GS, Clark RW. (2019) Infrared-sensing snakes select ambush orientation based on thermal backgrounds. Scientific Reports. 9, 1–6. (doi:10.1038/s41598-019-40466-0)
Species of the Bi-Week:
Sumontha M et al. 2020 Protobothrops kelomohy sp. nov. (Squamata : Viperidae), the Second Known Species of Lance-Headed Pit Viper from Thailand. Tropical Natural History 20, 43–59.
Other Mentioned Papers/Studies:
Link to Tom’s marking snakes with VIE study: https://bit.ly/2ZNzUGA
Other Links/Mentions:
Sidewinder videos: Video 1 http://youtu.be/AmGn3eESJkg Video 2 http://youtu.be/pPF0Wupl3lE Video 3 http://youtu.be/N2Nf8uMOZ2c Video 4 http://youtu.be/Jl8Ma7GMLks Video 5 http://youtu.be/epwYN9qp2TI Video 6 http://youtu.be/hREihZCiCd8 Video 7 http://youtu.be/BLLoYSz7DiI
Eyewitness doc on reptiles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuyQsHWpBDQ
Music:
Intro/outro – Treehouse by Ed Nelson
Species Bi-week theme- Mike Mooney
Other Music – The Passion HiFi, www.thepassionhifi.com
150 The Underwater Antics of Turtles
149 The Hidden Risk of Carrying Tadpoles
148 Snakes with Dangerous Diets
147 Crocodiles can feel with their face
146 Iguanas with a Sweet Tooth
145 Vipers On Ice
144 New Zealand’s Native Frogs
143 Can frogs stand the heat?
142 Alligators can regrow their tails
141 Mountain Dragons
140 Snake Diets Through the Ages
139 Can brownsnakes be bothered?
138 Evolving Anoles
137 Switzerland’s Frog-enaissance
136 Set a course for Tiny Boa Island
135 I should have stayed an egg
134 For Rattlesnakes, Wetter is Better
133 Tale of the Caledonian Castaways
132 Radioactive Colour Changing Frogs
131 Invasion of the Lung Crustaceans
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Strange by Nature Podcast
Blurry Creatures
Bigfoot Society
Tooth & Claw: True Stories of Animal Attacks
Seeking A Scientist