ASP changes how people view and treat snakes
ASP changes how people view and treat snakes
This article was written by Emily Taylor, PhD, a member of the ASP Board of Directors. Research should be fun! If it isn’t, you’re not doing it right. That’s what I tell my students, at least. As field biologists, we are privileged to conduct research in the great outdoors on the wild animals that we
Thirsty Snakes? Give ‘em a Drink! Read More »
The Age-Old Old-Age Question How long do they live? is one of the most common questions we get from the public about snakes. It might seem simple to estimate, but lifespan is influenced by many factors. I love this question because it is a good lead-in to ecological concepts and, of course, stories of individual
Happy ASPiversary! We launched Advocates for Snake Preservation on Endangered Species Day (May 16) in 2014. To celebrate a Decade of Demystifying of Snakes, here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about snakes. 1. There are over 3,000 species of snakes. They range in size from Barbados Threadsnakes, who weigh less than a paperclip
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Rattlesnake babies are born alive and stay with mom a week or two until they shed their skin. During this vulnerable time, mom keeps them safe. But at communal nests, pregnant rattlesnakes and visiting males may care for the babies too. Did you know that rattlesnakes give birth to live young and take care of
Rattlesnakes are Awesome Moms! Read More »
When we encountered this Rock Rattlesnake a few weeks ago, we were aiming for a unique shot, but ended up with something completely unexpected and difficult to explain.
Snake Uses iPhone? Read More »
Pictured here is Glendy, a male Arizona Black Rattlesnake, at his darkest and lightest. Like many snakes, Arizona Black Rattlesnakes (Crotalus cerberus) undergo morphological color change as they age. What is illustrated here is rarer in snakes; physiological color change is probably most well-known in chameleons, but Arizona Black Rattlesnakes can do this too! What’s
Did You Know… Some Snakes Can Change Color? Read More »
Around our home, the most commonly seen snakes are Eastern Patch-noseds, the high-elevation sister species of Western Patch-nosed Snakes. Like their lowland cousins, Whiptail Lizards are a staple of their known diet, so we assumed that was what the one we spotted was after as he diligently excavated a burrow in our yard one June
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On a balmy August night, Melissa and I headed up a canyon near our home. We had explored this area during the day, but recent night visits revealed orb-weaver spiders, rattlesnakes and vinegaroons hunting under cover of night. Though the pine forest air cools off quickly after sunset, rocky canyonsides hold heat a bit longer,
A snake’s scaled snout pokes forth from a crag recess and feels its first direct rays of sun in months. Her body remains in passage, still nearly as cold as the contents of your refrigerator. After months in her dark retreat, her now-warming head, the seat of most information sensing and processing, must be overwhelmed
Emerging With Care Read More »
A snakey love story… In August, 2018, we were blessed by one of the most exciting and interesting wildlife observations in recent memory — and it happened right outside our door! We did our best to film and photo document what we saw, and we are excited to bring the saga back to life in
A Tale of Two Trash Snakes Read More »
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