Use of Communal Shedding Sites by the Northern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus oreganus) in Central Washington State

Authors

Caleb L. Loughran, Central Washington University
Daniel D. Beck, Central Washington UniversityFollow
Robert E. Weaver, Central Washington University

Document Type

Article

Department or Administrative Unit

Biological Sciences

Publication Date

8-1-2015

Abstract

Here we describe both direct and indirect observations of multiple shedding aggregations near a communal hibernaculum of Crotalus o. oreganus from a location in central Washington State. We present evidence that, in addition to overwintering hibernacula, shed rocks may comprise an important feature of the social structure of this population of rattlesnakes.

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Loughran, C. L., Beck, D. D., & Weaver, R. E. (2015). Use of Communal Shedding Sites by the Northern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus oreganus) in Central Washington State. Northwestern Naturalist, 96(2), 156–160. https://doi.org/10.1898/1051-1733-96.2.156

Journal

Northwestern Naturalist