A series of behavioral experiments conflicted with many existing studies in failing to support this idea, as three rodent species demonstrated little snake avoidance, and none of likely ecological relevance. Collectively, this dissertation represents the first comprehensive field study of and is among the first for any tropical snake, and sugg...
Determination of enzyme activities and starch-gel electrophoretic fractionation at pH 8·6 were carried out on fresh venom from 116 fer-de-lances, Bothrops atrox, captured in 15 localities of all ecological zones of Costa Rica and kept in captivity for several months. Fractions containing chymotry...