Abstract

MOCINO-DELOYA, Estrella; SETSER, Kirk  and  PEREZ-RAMOS, Edmundo. Observations on the diet of Crotalus triseriatus (Mexican dusky rattlesnake). Rev. Mex. Biodiv. [online]. 2014, vol.85, n.4, pp.1289-1291. ISSN 2007-8706.  https://doi.org/10.7550/rmb.43908.

Observations on the diet of Crotalus triseriatus (Mexican dusky rattlesnake) from central México are reported. We recovered the remains of 12 individual prey items from 11 different snakes. Prey included 7 rodents, 4 lizards and 1 salamander. These observations reinforce that C. triseriatus consumes a diverse diet and utilizes varied foraging strategies.

Keywords : feeding ecology; Mexico; rattlesnakes; Viperidae.

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