Abstract
Radiotelemetry and its associated methodologies of surgically implanting transmitters is being used with increasing frequency. However, its utility rests on the assumption that neither the transmitter nor the implantation technique affect snake behavior (Charland, 1991). Snakes that carry implanted transmitters seem to behave normally over extended time periods (e.g., Reinert, 1984; Reinert et al., 1984; Shine, 1987; Reinert and Zappalorti, 1988), but there is little experimental evaluation of the impact of surgical procedures and implanted transmitters upon behavior (Lutterschmidt and Reinert, 1990). Given the popularity of radiotelemetry as a technique in snake ecology, Charland (1991) suggested that this is an area of much-needed research.
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