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RE: why do we brumate southern snakes?

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Posted by: Aaron at Wed Jul 2 02:55:28 2014  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Aaron ]  
   

Interesting you mention graybands as I've always thought of them as montane or semi-montane. What were their ambient nighttime low temps?

I don't know if brumation is really necessary but I think that for montane species constant high temps will kill the males sperm.
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