Time for another #spotthesnake! #Bill was well camouflaged ambush hunting amongst the leaves! School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR) Peterman Lab

#Carissa is doing a little hunting before heading to her den. She’s aimed right at this tree, what do you think she’s hungry for? #SciComm School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR) Peterman Lab

After four years of tracking rattlesnakes at our study site, truly surprising behaviors pop up less frequently, but #Skeate is hanging out under the bank of this stream bed and that’s a new one for me! #SciComm School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR) Peterman Lab

We haven’t posted a video in awhile but here’s another behind the scenes look at what it’s like to track a rattlesnake (#Carissa in this case!) youtu.be/LnUfovwSyaY #SciComm School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR) Peterman Lab

We are headed to #TWS2019 tomorrow! Here is a peak at our poster. These are covariates used in models to predict snake condition/behavior based on various habitat measures. What kind of habitat do you think they like to hunt or shed in? #SciComm

#Cricket decided to climb into a small tree to evade his predators (us)! While Timbers aren’t really tree-dwellers, this particular snake tends to hangout around treefalls and has been seen on an elevated thorn patch 20 feet above a ravine! School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR) Peterman Lab

#Xavier was well camouflaged this morning. He was buried under dying grasses and leaves. While attempting to find him, I accidentally poked him with the stick. He came out to take a peek at me and went right back under!

#Suzan’s fight for survival has ended. After a rough postpartum year struggling to get meals, it appears she was picked off by a hawk half way back to her den. Sorry Susan Stout but we will celebrate her life and contributions to our research soon in a special tweet! #SciComm

As promised, this tweet is a tribute to #Suzan! We captured her 797 days ago on August 11th 2017. Not only did she contribute two full seasons of movement data, but also six healthy babies. The future is their’s now! #SciComm Susan Stout

#Aureliano measured as our largest snake this Fall at about 4 feet, 9 inches. He is currently finishing up the digestion of one last big meal before he heads into his den!

#Jabba was out today to bid farewell to our 2019 field season! Next year we will be saying final goodbyes to all our study animals as we remove their transmitters and end the telemetry portion of our study. #SciComm Peterman Lab School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR)

Happy #WorldSnakeDay all! We've been in hibernation due to Covid but we recently got out in the field for some final data collection. This video features some of that work and highlights that snakes are not mean, aggressive animals. #NoAggressiveSnake youtu.be/bV5UroqpuIk

We are working on manuscripts that will hopefully contribute to the growing body of knowledge on Timber Rattlesnakes from our research! But outreach is also important so here is the first in a series of educational videos we are creating! School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR) youtu.be/NhRITQXN7iM

If you've ever wondered if rattlesnakes fight each other, check out this video showcasing an epic battle from 2018 between our study snake #Cricket and a new male! Still more videos to come later this month! School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR) Advocates for Snake Preservation Peterman Lab youtu.be/PHMuomj3K-0

Timber rattlesnakes use venom to kill their prey. This week, we've put together a video showcasing the hunting behavior of the snakes and habits of their prey! Check it out at the link below! Peterman Lab School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR) Advocates for Snake Preservation youtu.be/wWniFOWUtl4