The Diet of Rattlesnakes and Copperheads in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Savage T. 1967. The Diet of Rattlesnakes and Copperheads in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Copeia. 1967(1):226-227
The stomach contents from 42 copperheads and 44 timber rattlesnakes, all taken within the Park, were examined. Rattlesnakes had preyed upon warm-blooded animals only, copperheads had taken cold-blooded animals as well as warm-blooded. The complete results are tabulated.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Savage, Thomas
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, copperheads (Agkistrodon), Diet, Great Smoky Mountains National Park NC TN, GRSM-01565, Snakes (Serpentes), stomach analysis, Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)