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A young Pantherophis spiloides within a narrow crevice that had previously held a brooding female Aneides aeneus in southeastern Kentucky, USA. Some uneaten eggs with yolk are scattered about.
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... that time. When checking the rock crevice, the female A. aeneus was not observed and the eggs were randomly scattered about the crevice floor, suggesting a possible struggle with the brooding female. The P. spiloides (0.8 m in length) was about 10 cm in the back of the crevice and not moving (Fig. 1). The P. spiloides was tapped several times with a probe and emerged from the crevice with a large lump in its midbody suggesting that it had consumed the brooding female A. aeneus. Some eggs may have been eaten but many were not which may indicate a preference for the adult salamander over the 16-18 eggs that were present. The embryos ...
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... a Garmin InReach Global Positioning device). The snake, apparently a subadult with total length ca. 70 cm, emerged from a patch of cinquefoil (Potentilla sp.) and disappeared into a fissure along an adjacent rocky channel (Fig. 1). Its dorsal markings were consistent with those of the Great Basin subspecies (P. c. deserticola; Stebbins 2003, op. cit.). The weather conditions were sunny and very windy with a few scattered clouds, the air temperature was estimated at 15°C, the exposure was NW, and the surrounding habitat was alpine tundra with barren rocky talus. ...
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... J. Herpetol. 10:145-148; Eaton et al. 2004 ). While photographing the event, it was discovered that the female possessed a large cervical perforation. The snake, an adult (910 mm SVL, 350 g), was captured for closer examination. The wound was ca. 40 mm in length and extended through the neck of the animal ventral to the esophagus and trachea (Fig. 1). The wound was partially healed and covered with a mix of epidermal tissue and debris. The boundaries of the wound were rough and irregular and lacked coverage by scales. A small section of woody branch was observed in the perforation. Both ends of the branch were encased by intact healthy tissue, such that the branch was permanently ...
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... ends of the branch were encased by intact healthy tissue, such that the branch was permanently inserted into the opening of the wound. One end of the branch connected to the dorsal side and the other end connected to the ventral side of the opening, propping the perforation open (Fig 1). No sign of infection was noted, however, the animal was sensitive to attempts to examine the wound, and when crawling along the ground, kept its head ...
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... that time. When checking the rock crevice, the female A. aeneus was not observed and the eggs were randomly scattered about the crevice floor, suggesting a possible struggle with the brooding female. The P. spiloides (0.8 m in length) was about 10 cm in the back of the crevice and not moving (Fig. 1). The P. spiloides was tapped several times with a probe and emerged from the crevice with a large lump in its midbody suggesting that it had consumed the brooding female A. aeneus. Some eggs may have been eaten but many were not which may indicate a preference for the adult salamander over the 16-18 eggs that were present. The embryos ...
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... a Garmin InReach Global Positioning device). The snake, apparently a subadult with total length ca. 70 cm, emerged from a patch of cinquefoil (Potentilla sp.) and disappeared into a fissure along an adjacent rocky channel (Fig. 1). Its dorsal markings were consistent with those of the Great Basin subspecies (P. c. deserticola; Stebbins 2003, op. cit.). The weather conditions were sunny and very windy with a few scattered clouds, the air temperature was estimated at 15°C, the exposure was NW, and the surrounding habitat was alpine tundra with barren rocky talus. ...
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... J. Herpetol. 10:145-148; Eaton et al. 2004 ). While photographing the event, it was discovered that the female possessed a large cervical perforation. The snake, an adult (910 mm SVL, 350 g), was captured for closer examination. The wound was ca. 40 mm in length and extended through the neck of the animal ventral to the esophagus and trachea (Fig. 1). The wound was partially healed and covered with a mix of epidermal tissue and debris. The boundaries of the wound were rough and irregular and lacked coverage by scales. A small section of woody branch was observed in the perforation. Both ends of the branch were encased by intact healthy tissue, such that the branch was permanently ...
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... ends of the branch were encased by intact healthy tissue, such that the branch was permanently inserted into the opening of the wound. One end of the branch connected to the dorsal side and the other end connected to the ventral side of the opening, propping the perforation open (Fig 1). No sign of infection was noted, however, the animal was sensitive to attempts to examine the wound, and when crawling along the ground, kept its head ...
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