Rattlesnakes are a diverse clade of pit vipers (snake family Viperidae, subfamily Crotalinae)
that consists of numerous medically significant species. We used validated in vitro assays …

The Tehuantepec Isthmus rattlesnake (Crotalus ehecatl) is a poorly known species endemic
to Mexico. We describe its diet, morphological variation, life history traits and activity patterns …

The helminth and pentastomid fauna of 50 specimens of Crotalus tzabcan from the Yucatán
Peninsula, Mexico is documented. The examination revealed the presence of three …

The importance of vertebrate animals as seed dispersers (zoochory) has received
increasing attention from researchers over the past 20 years, yet one category in particular …

We lay out mass-bulk theory (MBT)—relationships for gape-limited predators among relative
prey mass (RPM), relative prey bulk (RPB), prey shape, prey taxon, and feeding frequency …

Detailed studies on the natural history of snakes are essential for ecological hypothesis-
driven research and effective conservation. Herein, we studied the diet composition and …

The Mexican West-coast Rattlesnake Crotalus basiliscus (Cope, 1864), the Black-tailed
Rattlesnake Crotalus molossus Baird and Girard, 1853, and the Totonacan Rattlesnake …

The Tzabcan Rattlesnake (Crotalus tzabcan) is a highly secretive species that is difficult to
observe and follow in the field and any information that can be generated is essential to gain …

Micrurus apiatus es una serpiente de coral poco conocida que se distribuye desde el este
del Istmo de Tehuantepec, México hasta el oeste de Honduras, incluyendo la Península de …

There is very little information of the foraging ecology and parasite infections of many snake
species. Here, we used opportunistically collected roadkill to assess diet and parasite …