Predation in nature by a scorpion-hunter, Stenorrhina freminvillei (Serpentes, Colubridae)

Predation in nature by a scorpion-hunter, Stenorrhina freminvillei (Serpentes, Colubridae)

Authors

  • Alejandro Solórzano
  • Harry W. Greene

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22458/urj.v4i1.130

Abstract

Sonorini snakes are arthropod specialists but we know of only one published diet record for Stenorrhina freminvillei. Here we present quantitative data for predation on scorpions in nature by S. freminvillei: in nature, it consumes among other prey, relatively small scorpions, head-first.

KEY WORDS

Serpentes, Stenorrhina, scorpion, Centruroides, predation, venom.

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Vol 4, No 1 (2012)

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2012-06-01

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Solórzano, A., & Greene, H. W. (2012). Predation in nature by a scorpion-hunter, Stenorrhina freminvillei (Serpentes, Colubridae). UNED Research Journal, 4(1), 31–32. https://doi.org/10.22458/urj.v4i1.130

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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2012)

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