Rattlesnake relocation at Montezuma Castle National Monument
van Riper C and Nowak EM. 1996. Rattlesnake relocation at Montezuma Castle National Monument. Final Report to Southwest Parks and Monuments Association. Colorado Plateau Research Station, Northern Arizona University. Flagstaff, AZ
This report details the study of rattlesnake relocation at Montezuma Castle National Monument. Radio-transmitters were implanted in fifteen adult snakes so that movement could be tracked after relocation. After relocation, no snakes returned to their home ranges, but will be tracked into 1997; includes a list of literature cited and fold-out maps.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- van Riper, Charles; Nowak, Erika
- Date of Issue
- 1996
- Publisher
- Colorado Plateau Research Station, Northern Arizona University
- Units
- MOCA
- Keywords
- 2, Animals, Colorado Plateau, Herps, Maps, Nice, NRCA, Radio-Telemetry, rattlesnakes (Sistrurus and Crotalus), Reptiles (Reptilia), western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)