Table 1. Summary of radio-telemetry data for eight eastern diamondback rattlesnakes at the Ordway Preserve, Putnam County, Florida. SVL = snout-vent length.


 Home Ranges (ha)


 SVL Period Duration No. No. Convex Concave 95%
Snake Sex (cm) Observed (Days) Obs. Sites Polygon Polygon Ellipse


Ml M 132.5 09/03/85-06/03/86 273 82 28 53.80 31.73 165.62
M2 M 75.8 09/18/85-05/11/86 234 71 28 100.19 67.95 259.16
M3 M 126.5 09/06/86-01/16/89 864 245 131 **
 calendar yr 1987 75.69 46.16 170.12
 calendar yr 1988 166.15 69.26 341.66
M4 M 136.0 04/07/87-01/13/88 281 105 54 25.70 0.00 40.64
F1 F 132.5 08/18/87-08/27/88 375 126 58 39.58 0.00 68.46
F2 F 126.4 07/20/87-05/28/88 312 74 41 53.47 30.53 109.11
F3 F 85.0 12/14/88-01/16/89 33 11 4 -- -- -
M5 M 129.0 11/25/88-02/21/89 89 29 5 -- --


*** Yearly ranges are shown below.