Food habits, consumption rates, and predation rates of western rattlesnakes and gopher snakes in southwestern Utah

Author(s)
Diller, Lowell V. and Donald R. Johnson
Year
Article Title
Food habits, consumption rates, and predation rates of western rattlesnakes and gopher snakes in southwestern Utah
Volume
44
Pages
228-233
Start Page Number
228
Final Page
233
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Datapoints

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Species: Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer formerly Pituophis melanoleucus)
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Endpoint Value Sample Size Units Life Cycle Stage Specific Location Range Type
Dietary Composition % frequency of prey ingested based on stomach content and scat analysis Townsend ground squirrel (8.7%); Mountain conttontail (7.8%); Deer mouse (47.5%); Ord kangaroo rat (4.9%); Great Basin pocket mouse (5.8%); Montane vole (9.7%); House mouse (7.8%); Other species (7.8%) 103 items/405 captures % Not Reported Snake River Birds of Prey Area, southwestern ID Exposure Factor Datasets
Dietary Composition % biomass of prey ingested based on stomach content and scat analysis Townsend ground squirrel (27.7%); Mountain conttontail (31.6%); Deer mouse (19.0%); Ord kangaroo rat (5.4%); Great Basin pocket mouse (1.8%); Montane vole (6.1%); House mouse (2.8%); Other species (5.5%) 103 items/405 captures % Not Reported Snake River Birds of Prey Area, southwestern ID Exposure Factor Datasets
Population Density mean density in 9 habitat types 1.2 Not Reported #/ha Not Reported Snake Rive Birds of Prey Area, southwestern ID 0.1 - 1.9 Exposure Factor Datasets
Food Ingestion Rate % body weight consumed per day 1.6 43 % Not Reported captive in outdoor enclosures at Snake River Birds of Prey Area Exposure Factor Datasets

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