Spatial Ecology of Translocated and Resident Amur Ratsnakes(Elaphe schrenckii) in Two Mountain Valleys of South Korea  

作　　者：Jung-Hyun LEE Daesik PARK 

机构地区：[1]Department of Biology,Kangwon National University,Chuncheon,Kangwon 200-701,South Korea [2]Department of Environmental Resources Research,National Institute of Environmental Research,Seo-Gu,Incheon 404-708,South Korea [3]Division of Science Education,Kangwon National University,Chuncheon,Kangwon 200-701,South Korea

出　　处：《Asian Herpetological Research》2011年第4期223-229,共7页亚洲两栖爬行动物研究（英文版）

基　　金：supported by the Korean Ministry of Environment as "The Eco-Technopia 21 Project(No.052-091-080)"

摘　　要：The translocation of snakes has been viewed as a useful tool to augment declining populations and to mitigate human-wildlife conflicts, even though released snakes often exhibit relatively high mortality. We radio-tracked 13 Amur Ratsnakes （Elaphe schrenckii） in the Woraksan National Park in South Korea from July 2008 to May 2009. Two of these snakes were residents, and 11 had been illegally captured in areas remote from the study site and were donated by the park office. During the study period, six of the translocated snakes were lost： two were killed by predators, one died of unknown causes, and the radio signals of three of the snakes were lost. In the field, the ratsnakes laid eggs in early August, moved into hibemacula in late November, and moved away from the hibemacula in mid-April. Compared to the resident snakes, five of the translocated snakes traveled approximately 1.3 times farther per week, and the home ranges of the translocated snakes were three to six times larger than those of the resident snakes. In addition, the translocated snakes were found underground more frequently than the resident snakes. The management recommendations resulting from this study will guide biologists and land use managers in making appropriate decisions regarding release sites and the use of gravid females in the translocation of this endangered ratsnake.The translocation of snakes has been viewed as a useful tool to augment declining populations and to mitigate human-wildlife conflicts, even though released snakes often exhibit relatively high mortality. We radio-tracked 13 Amur Ratsnakes （Elaphe schrenckii） in the Woraksan National Park in South Korea from July 2008 to May 2009. Two of these snakes were residents, and 11 had been illegally captured in areas remote from the study site and were donated by the park office. During the study period, six of the translocated snakes were lost： two were killed by predators, one died of unknown causes, and the radio signals of three of the snakes were lost. In the field, the ratsnakes laid eggs in early August, moved into hibemacula in late November, and moved away from the hibemacula in mid-April. Compared to the resident snakes, five of the translocated snakes traveled approximately 1.3 times farther per week, and the home ranges of the translocated snakes were three to six times larger than those of the resident snakes. In addition, the translocated snakes were found underground more frequently than the resident snakes. The management recommendations resulting from this study will guide biologists and land use managers in making appropriate decisions regarding release sites and the use of gravid females in the translocation of this endangered ratsnake.

关 键 词：Amur Ratsnake conservation Elaphe schrenckii RADIOTELEMETRY TRANSLOCATION 

分 类 号：Q958[生物学—动物学]