SREL Reprint #3181

Nerodia fasciata fasciata (Banded Watersnake).
Inter-wetland movement

Thomas M. Luhring, John D. Willson, and Christopher T. Winne

Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Drawer E, Aiken, South Carolina 29802, USA

Abstract: Although many animals regularly display seasonal migrations or periodic long-distance dispersal, few instances of long-distance movements by snakes have been reported ... These observations provide the first unambiguous evidence that N. fasciata move long distances between wetlands in response to drought conditions. ...

SREL Reprint #3181

Luhring, T. M., J. D. Willson, and C. T. Winne. 2011. Nerodia fasciata fasciata (Banded Watersnake). Inter-wetland movement. Herpetological Review 42(1): 100-101.

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