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Unveiling Escape and Capture Rates of Aquatic Snakes and Salamanders (Sirenspp. andAmphiuma means) in Commercial Funnel Traps
2005
Journal of Freshwater Ecology
Aquatic funnel trapping with commercially available minnow traps has proven effective for sampling several aquatic snake species. However, the efficacy of this technique for sampling snakes has received little controlled evaluation. We investigated the ability of aquatic snakes to escape from three funnel trap varieties (cylindrical steel, cylindrical plastic, and rectangular collapsible nylon mesh). We found that when intentionally released into traps, the majority (74%) of snakes escaped
doi:10.1080/02705060.2005.9664980
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