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Phil Peak
at Sat Nov 12 17:34:41 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Phil Peak ]
Great point Terry. I think that all of us agree that there is some activity during the winter. The debate seems to be to what extent this occurs throughout the continental U.S. I believe that this activity can include such activities as feeding, shedding and copulation in some areas (south) yet can be reduced to not much more than slight movement throughout the thermocline in other regions (north). I find it notable that probably hundreds if not thousands of telemetered snakes in the central and northern states have led researchers to no other conclusion than they are not doing much at all. Also I find it interesting that the same species is not necessarily doing the same thing in different parts of its range. For example its well known that timbers in the northeast communionally den in large groups where as recent studies have shown that this is not the case in Ky where rattlesnakes spend the winter alone. hmmmmmm! as they say lol! Beautiful triangulum btw Terry! Thanks for the post. Phil
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- To sum up the thread on northern vs. western deserts, - FR, Fri Nov 11 12:19:49 2005
- Thanks for the summary - Mark Banczak, Fri Nov 11 13:37:11 2005
- RE: To sum up the thread on northern vs. western deserts, - ratsnakehaven, Fri Nov 11 16:34:40 2005
- RE: To sum up the thread on northern vs. western deserts, - Phil Peak, Fri Nov 11 16:59:34 2005
- RE: To sum up the thread on northern vs. western deserts, - FR, Fri Nov 11 17:34:05 2005
- RE: To sum up the thread on northern vs. western deserts, - antelope, Fri Nov 11 23:27:07 2005
- For Todd, Phil, FR, etc.... - ratsnakehaven, Sat Nov 12 07:08:29 2005
 RE: For Todd, Phil, FR, etc.... - Phil Peak, Sat Nov 12 17:34:41 2005
- RE: To sum up the thread on northern vs. western deserts, - Phil Peak, Sat Nov 12 16:40:26 2005
- well said Phil. np - Switaki, Sat Nov 12 12:34:48 2005
- RE: To sum up the thread on northern vs. western deserts, - guero, Fri Nov 11 21:08:03 2005
- RE: To sum up the thread on northern vs. western deserts, - HKM, Fri Nov 11 23:24:25 2005
- Question... - ratsnakehaven, Sat Nov 12 21:03:14 2005
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