An inexpensive artificial snake hibernaculum built using readily available plumbing supplies.

Artificial snake hibernacula are anthropogenic structures used by snakes in temperate zones to survive harsh winter conditions. Artificial hibernacula can be intentionally created for various purposes including herpetoculture, research, habitat enhancement and conservation, or to offset development impacts. Here we present a design for an artificial snake hibernaculum for research use that was convenient (manually installed) and cost-effective ($91 CAD ea.

A systematic review of snake translocations to identify potential tactics for reducing postrelease effects.

Advancements in the field of reintroduction biology are needed, but understanding of how to effectively conduct translocations, particularly with snakes, is lacking. We conducted a systematic review of snake translocation studies to identify potential tactics for reducing postrelease effects. We included studies on intentional, human-mediated, wild-wild, or captive-wild translocations to any location, regardless of motive or number of snakes translocated.