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Utilization Of Heat Sensitivity In Crotalidae, James Cordrey Miller
Utilization Of Heat Sensitivity In Crotalidae, James Cordrey Miller
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Specimens of five genera of snakes (Crotalus, Agkistrodon, Bitis, Epicrates, and Elaphe) were tested for use of thermal cues in food selection. Results indicate that pit vipers (Crotalus and Agkistrodon) and boas (Epicrates) utilize thermal radiation in selection of food. It was also indicated that Crotalus (rattlesnakes) do not invariably show a reflexive strike before food is investigated or ingested.