The Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake: - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake: - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake: - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Table 1. Means of movement <strong>and</strong> activity measures for Sistrurus c. catenatus, at four locations across its range (western Pennsylvania -<br />
Reinert <strong>and</strong> Kodrich 1982; Bruce Peninsula, Ontario - Weatherhead <strong>and</strong> Prior 1992; Cicero Swamp, central New York - Johnson 1995;<br />
Wisconsin - King 1997).<br />
Location Frequency * Total distance Distance Range 100% minimum<br />
of movement moved/season moved/day length convex polygon<br />
(%) (m) (m) (m) (ha)<br />
Bruce Peninsula 67.1 1823.6 56.0 1030.4 25.0<br />
Ontario<br />
(n=11)<br />
Western ---- ---- 9.1 89.0 1.0<br />
Pennsylvania<br />
(n=25)<br />
Cicero Swamp 68.9 2751.3 19.5 797.0 26.2<br />
New York<br />
(n=15)<br />
Wisconsin 66.3 851.6 100.5 226.4 21.2<br />
(n=26)<br />
*Percent of observation where location changed more than 5.0 m from previous location.<br />
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