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4 June 2021 Use of a Novel Refuge Type by Eastern Indigo Snakes (Drymarchon couperi) in Georgia
Frankie H. Snow, Adam B. Safer, Dirk J. Stevenson, Houston C. Chandler
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Abstract

We conducted a 14-year mark–recapture study of a population of Drymarchon couperi (Eastern Indigo Snake) inhabiting an unusual geologic region (Altamaha Grit) embedded within the Vidalia Uplands Physiographic Province of southeastern Georgia. Here, we documented regular cool-season use of refuges (ground holes, crevices) associated with aboveground sandstone outcrops. Several discrete rock outcrop sites were used throughout our study period, with individual snakes often returning to the same rock dens in successive years. We describe these habitats and discuss the significance of this discovery.

Frankie H. Snow, Adam B. Safer, Dirk J. Stevenson, and Houston C. Chandler "Use of a Novel Refuge Type by Eastern Indigo Snakes (Drymarchon couperi) in Georgia," Southeastern Naturalist 20(2), 308-314, (4 June 2021). https://doi.org/10.1656/058.020.0208
Published: 4 June 2021
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