Pituophis

Lastly, few individuals of the bullsnake (Pituophis catenifer) were captured in 1993.

This pattern appears common in other colubrid snakes from western North America and has been reported in: Masticophis lateralis, Masticophis taeniatus, Pituophis catenifer, Arizona elegans, Lampropeltis zonata and Lampropeltis pyromelana (Goldberg 1975; Goldberg & Parker 1975; Aldridge 1979b; Goldberg 1995; Goldberg 1997).

Alternative perspectives on the diet of gopher snakes (Pituophis catenifer, Colubridae): Literature records versus stomach contents of wild and museum specimens.

Hull & Camin (1959) redescribed this species as a result of numerous specimens being collected from two common bullsnakes, Pituophis catenifer sayi from Texas, which allowed a more thorough description of the species.

The Memphis Zoo maintains a colony of bullsnakes (Pituophis catenis) as a model species to better understand the endangered Louisiana pinesnake (Pituophis ruthveni).

Other reptile species in the study area include Gambelia wislizenii, Coleonyx brevis, Phrynosoma cornutum, Apsidoscelis marmorata, Uta stansburiana, Masticophis flagellum, Rhynochelius lecontei, Pituophis catenifer, Thamnophis marcianus, and Crotalus scutulatus.

An ileocolic intussusception has been reported in a pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus), who died shortly after a permanent ileostomy was performed [8].

Feeding ecology of North American gopher snakes (Pituophis catenifer, Colubridae).

Observation of a gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer) constricting a red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis).

(1981) postulated that the absence of three species of snakes (Lined Snakes, Bullsnakes (Pituophis catenifer), and Eastern Racers) was related to "the high water table at Mormon Island that prevents snakes from having a suitable deep space for hiding and hibernation ...", as well as Lined Snakes' intolerance of wet conditions.

The northern pine snake (Pituophis melanoleueus) occurs as a distinct population in the Pinelands of southern New Jersey.

(1996) observaram 48% e 40% de prevalencia de Cryptosporidium sp., respectivamente, em lavados gastricos e amostras fecais coletados de serpentes de varios generos (Epicrates, Candoia, Pituophis, Lampropeltis, Elaphe), resultados bastante semelhantes aos obtidos no presente estudo.