The Social Lives of Snakes. Susan Milius.
by Milius, Susan; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 26Science. Publisher: Science News, 2004ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Parental behavior in animals | Rattlesnakes | Snakes -- Behavior | Social behavior in animalsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "If the word snake pops into your mind in social situations, you're probably not thinking of a legless reptile. Indeed, the prevailing opinion among animal behaviorists for years was 'very dogmatic that snakes weren't particularly social,' says [Cornell University herpetologist] Harry Greene. 'They courted, they mated, and that was it. Mothers abandoned the babies.'" (SCIENCE NEWS) This article describes a recent study of snakes that concludes they are more social than previously thought.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: The Social Lives of Snakes, March 27, 2004; pp. 200-201.
"If the word snake pops into your mind in social situations, you're probably not thinking of a legless reptile. Indeed, the prevailing opinion among animal behaviorists for years was 'very dogmatic that snakes weren't particularly social,' says [Cornell University herpetologist] Harry Greene. 'They courted, they mated, and that was it. Mothers abandoned the babies.'" (SCIENCE NEWS) This article describes a recent study of snakes that concludes they are more social than previously thought.
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