Rattlesnake Relocation at Montezuma Castle National Monument
Nowak E. 1998. Rattlesnake Relocation at Montezuma Castle National Monument. In Nowak E (ed): First Conference on Research and Resource Management in Southern Arizona National Park Areas. Tucson, AZ. May 13, 1996. ORPI/USGS. Ajo, AZ
Brief article on a radiotelemetry study of rattlesnakes conducted at Montezuma Castle National Monument. Objectives of the study were to 1.) determine location of hibernacula and summer foraging areas for resident rattlesnakes; 2.) determine the daily and seasonal movement patterns of the rattlesnakes; 3.)determine the reasons for rattlesnake concentration in visitor and housing areas; 4.) compare the movement patterns, home range size, health, behavior, and mortality of rattlesnakes that are relocated outside their normal home range to those that are not relocated; 5.) determine if relocated snakes have homing ability; and 6.) develop guidelines for rattlesnake management at Montezuma Castle National Monument.
- Type
- Conference Proceeding Paper
- Authors
- Nowak, Erika
- Units
- MOCA , SAGU , SODN
- Keywords
- 2, Animals, Behavior, Health, Herps, Home Range, Nice, NRCA, Radiotelemetry, rattlesnake, Relocation, seasonal movement patterns, venomous