Validation of a shed skin corticosterone enzyme immunoassay in the African House Snake (Lamprophis fuliginosus) and its evaluation in the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) – Berkvens et al. 2013 Introduction Corticosterone is the primary glucocorticoid produced in snakes. This glucocorticoid reflects stress in a short time interval when it is observed in blood/plasmaContinue reading “Assessing Stress in Snakes through Shit and Sheds”
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Hognoses Play Dead-Burghardt, Greene 1988
Predator simulation and duration of death feigning in neonate hognose snakes – Burghardt and Greene, 1988 Hognose snakes have a tendency to display a wide range of defensive behaviours that include puffing, hissing, coiling, striking, flattening, and playing dead. Playing dead includes flipping over and sticking their tongue out while releasing a noxious odour toContinue reading “Hognoses Play Dead-Burghardt, Greene 1988”
