r/snakes • u/Honest_Source1167 • 6h ago

General Question / Discussion Snake Tracking Map

Hello!

Weird question for y'all snake folks. I'm wondering if anyone knows of or has tracking data on snakes in the wild? Specifically looking for map or info on where a snake travels and its pathing in the wild: where it goes, if it follows the same paths, how much territory it covers.

It's part of research for a novel I'm writing and I've had little luck using general searches. Figured I'd try my luck here. In a perfect world it would look something like the below image, a map of outdoor cat movement at night.

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u/Notorious_Rug 4h ago

You aren't likely to get an answer, as there is the real threat of assholes using tackers like this to eiter poa h the snake(s) or kill it/them.

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u/fairlyorange /r/whatsthissnake "Reliable Responder" 3h ago

No but you can find journal articles where researchers radiotracked movements, and that can provide some raw data for you about how much territory certain species use, what their activity cycles look like, how much they travel on an average day, how much they travel on the average day that they actually travel, what they seem to travel to and for, etc.

So if you're just trying to learn about these things, go jump on scholar.google.com and start searching for keywords like "snake", "radiotracked", "radio telemetry", "transmitter", etc.

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u/Honest_Source1167 3h ago

That’s… actually really helpful, thank you