In Arkansas, glowing yellow Prothonotary Warblers sing from cypress swamps, Bald Eagles soar over lakes and rivers, and we can even see Greater Roadrunners! With thousands of acres of forests, wetlands, and meadows, there’s a lot of birds to watch in Arkansas. How many birds in Arkansas h...
Eight timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) and four black racers (Coluber constrictor) were captured in Arkansas and Tennessee, with some snakes exhibiting signs of SFD. Oo was detected through real-time qPCR in five snakes. Additional histopathological techniques confirmed a diagnosis of SFD in...
These snakes are more common in yellow dorsal stripes with alternating black spots but the brown stripes morph are also known in the US. Garter snakes are opportunistic and growing in numbers in North America. They live in various habitats and eat a wide range of foods which allows them to ...
while adults can be targeted by large wading birds, fish, American Bullfrogs, snakes, and the largerSnapping turtles. This is where the musk defense comes into play.
Eight timber rattlesnakes ( Crotalus horridus ) and four black racers ( Coluber constrictor ) were captured in Arkansas and Tennessee, with some snakes exhibiting signs of SFD. Oo wa s detected through real-time qPCR in five snakes. Additional histopathological techniques confirmed a diagnosis of...