Table 2. Prey identified from scat and stomach samples of eastern diamondback rattlesnakes from north-central Florida, showing sex and SVL (=snout-vent
length; in cm) of snake and location in GI tract'.


Prey County Sex SVL Date Location Notes on prey


Sylvilagus sp. Alachua F 136.5 04 Oct 1987 3
Sylvilagus sp. Putnamb M 146.0 26 Sep 1987 1,2,3 -
Sylvilagus sp. Alachua M 108.0 10 Sep 1987 1,2 Teeth present, probably a juvenile
Sylvilagus sp. Alachua M 129.0 Aug-Sep 1987 1,2,3 Infant
Sylvilagus sp. Alachua M 102.0 Nov 1988 1,2,3
Neotomafloridana' Putnamb M 132.5 09 Apr 1989 Adult female, 218g
Sigmodon hispidus Gilchrist M 132.0 20 Oct 1987 Sample included a tooth
Sigmodon hispidus ---
Sigmodon hispidus Bradford M 110.0 29 Aug 1988 3 Sample included a tooth
Sigmodon hispidus Alachua M 120.0 29 Sep 1986 1,2 Sample contained ajaw
Sigmodon hispidus Alachua M 135.0 Sep 1986 3
Sigmodon hispidus* Marion F 104.0 Sep 1987 3 Foot bones in sample
Sigmodon hispidus* Alachua M 102.5 07 Oct 1987 3 Foot bones in sample
Sigmodon hispidus* Union M 78.5 29 Aug 1988 1,2,3
Peromyscus sp.** Putnam' M 135.0 13 Jan 1988 2 --
Cricetid rodent Putnam F 116.0 09 Oct 1987 Hair sample degraded
Unidentified mammal --- M No diagnostic hairs
Unidentified mammal Putnam M 48.0 06 Oct 1987 3 No diagnostic hairs
Unidentified mammal Putnam' M 56.2 Jun 1988 Scat No diagnostic hairs


 I=Stomach, 2=Small intestine, 3=Large intestine
 From Ordway Preserve
 Radio-collared woodrat from Ordway Preserve
 M4 from this study; dissected after found dead
 I indicates "probable" prey identification
 This is almost certainly P. gossypinus based on habitat