Rattlesnakes northern Pacific

Crotalus Viridis Oreganus Common Name(s) Northern Pacific Rattlesnake... 

Twenty-three individually housed northern Pacific rattlesnakes, Crotalus viridis oreganus (adult, long-term captives) collected locally in Whitman Co., WA, under State permits, were used in each of four experiments. Snakes were maintained on white laboratory mice (Balb/c or Swiss Webster), fed twice a month, and provided water ad... 

Chiszar, D., DeWelde, K., Garcia, M., Payne, D., and Smith, H. M., 1999a, Strike-induced chemosensory searching (SICS) in northern Pacific rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis oreganus, Holbrook, 1840) rescued om substandard husbandry conditions. 11. Complete recovery of function after two years. Zoo Bio. 18 141-146. 

Twenty-three northern Pacific rattlesnakes Crotalus viridis oreganus) were used as the test animals. All individuals were housed in separate 10 gallon aquaria and kept on a 12h/12h l d cycle at 30°C. Water was provided ad libitum, and the aquaria were lined with newspaper. Prey items used during all experiments were Swiss-Webster mice obtained the day of the trial from a large breeding colony. 

Diller, L. V., and Wallace, R. L., 1984, Reproductive biology of the northern pacific rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis oreganus) in northern Idaho, Herpetologica, 40 182. 

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