Links & References - Scientific References

• Applied Ecology Research Group (1987). Guidelines for Use of Live Amphibians and Reptiles in Field Research.
  Online: http://aerg.canberra.edu.au/herps/docgular.htm
  
  
• Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians (2005). Salmonella Bacteria and Reptiles: Client Educational Handout. Online: http://www.arav.org/salmonellaowner.htm
  
  
• Bonnet, X., Naulleau, G. & Shine, R. (1999). The dangers of leaving home: dispersal and mortality in snakes. Biological Conservation 89 pp 39 - 50
  
  
• Bradley, T. & Angulo, F.J. (2005). Salmonella and Reptiles: Veterinary Guidelines. Online: http://www.arav.org/SalmonellaVet.htm
  
  
• Burke, R.L. (1991). Relocations, Repatriations, and Translocations of Amphibians and Reptiles: Taking a Broader View. Herpetologica 47(3) pp 350 - 357
  
  
• Department for Environment & Heritage (1995). Guidelines for the Taking of Wildlife During Biological Surveys. South Australian Wildlife Ethics Committee
  
  
• Department for Environment & Heritage (2005). Fauna Permits - Permit Types/Information Miscellaneous Permits. Online: http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/biodiversity/research.html
  
  
• Department for Environment & Heritage (2005). Scientific Permit Minimum Dataset Requirements Information Sheet. Online: http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/biodiversity/research.html
  
  
• Department for Environment & Heritage (2005). Scientific Permit Policy Notes and Standard Conditions Information Sheet. Online: http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/biodiversity/research.html
  
  
• Department for Environment & Heritage (2005). Wildlife Ethics Committee. Guidelines for Applicants Information Sheet. Online: http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/biodiversity/research.html
  
  
• Dodd, C.K. Jr & Seigel, R.A. (1991). Relocations, Repatriations, and Translocations of Amphibians and Reptiles: Are They Conservation Strategies That Work? Herpetologica 47(3) pp 336 - 350
  
  
• Ehmann, H (2000). Microbranding: a low impact permanent marking technique for small reptiles and frogs as an alternative to toe clipping. ANZCCART News June 2000 vol 13 no 2
  
  
• Fitch, H.S. (1987). 'Collecting and Life History Techniques'. In: Seigel, R.A., Collins, J.T. & Novak, S.S. (ed'). Snakes. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. McGraw-Hill
  
  
• Fitch, H.S. (1992). Methods of Sampling Snake Populations and Their Relative Success. Herpetological Review 23 (1)
  
  
• Fitch, H.S. & Shirer, H.W. (1971). A Radiotelemetric Study of Spatial Relationships in Some Common Snakes. Copeia, 1971 no 1
  
  
• Fry, B.G., Winkel, K.D., Wickramaratna, J.C., Hodgson, W.C. & Wuster, W. (2003). Effectivness of Snake Antivenom: Species and Regional Venom Variation and Its Clinical Impact. Journal of Toxicology vol 22 no 1 pp 23 - 34
  
  
• Isbister, G.K., Hooper, M.R., Dowsett, R., Maw, G., Murray, L. & White, J. (2006). Collett's snake (Pseudechis colletti) envenoming in snake handlers. Queensland Journal of Medicine 99 pp 109 - 115
  
  
• Kaplan, M (2002). Information on Disinfectants from the Reptile Veterinary Literature.
  Online: http://www.anapsid.org/disinfectants.html
  
  
• Lillywhite, H.B. (1980). Behavioural Thermoregulation in Australian Elapid Snakes. Copeia, 1980 (3)
  
  
• Mirtschin, P.J., Shine, R., Nias, T., Dunstan, N.L., Hough, B.J. & Mirtschin, M. (2002). Influences on venom yield in Australian tigersnakes (Notechis scutatus) and brownsnakes (Pseudonaja textilis: Elapidae, Serpentes). Toxicon 40 pp1581 - 1592
  
  
• National Health and Medical Research Council (1997). Australian code of practice for the care and use of animals for scientific purposes. NHMRC
  
  
• Nowak, E.M. (1998). Implications of Nuisance Rattlesnake Relocation at Montezuma Castle National Monument. Sonoran Herpetologist 11(1)
  
  
• Ramasamy, S., Fry, B.G. & Hodgson, W.C. (2005). Neurotoxic Effects of Venoms From Seven Species of Australasian Black Snakes (Pseudechis) Efficacy of Black and Tiger Snake Antivenoms. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology 32 pp 7 - 12
  
  
• Reinert, H.K. (1991). Translocation as a Conservation Strategy for Amphibians and Reptiles: Some Comments, Concerns, and Observations. Herpetologica 47(3) pp 357 - 363
  
  
• Shine, R. (1989). Constraints, Allometry, and Adaptation: Food Habits and Reproductive Biology of Australian Brownsnakes (Pseudonaja: Elapidae). Herpetologica 45(2) pp 195 - 207
  
  
• Whitaker, P.B., Ellis, K. & Shine, R. (2000). The defensive strike of the Eastern Brownsnake, Pseudonaja textilis (Elapidae). Functional Ecology 14 pp 25 - 31
  
  
• Whitaker, P.B. & Shine, R. (1999). When, where and why do people encounter Australian brownsnakes (Pseudonaja textilis: Elapidae)? Wildlife Research 26 pp 675 - 688
  
  
• Whitaker, P.B. & Shine, R. (1999). Responses of free-ranging brownsnakes (Pseudonaja textilis: Elapidae) to encounters with humans. Wildlife Research 26 pp 689 - 704
  
  
• Whitaker, P.B. & Shine, R. (2000). Sources of Mortality of Large Elapid Snakes in an Agricultural Landscape. Journal of Herpetology vol 34 no 1 pp 121 - 128
  
  
• Whitaker, P.B. & Shine, R. (2002). Thermal Biology and Activity Patterns of the Eastern Brownsnake (Pseudonaja textilis): A Radiotelemetric Study. Herpetologica 58(4) pp 436 - 452
  
  
• Whitaker, P.B. & Shine, R. (2003). A Radiotelemetric Study of Movements and Shelter-site Selection by Free-ranging Brownsnakes (Pseudonaja textilis: Elapidae). Herpetological Monographs 17, pp 130 - 144