These are some links to websites that I feel provide a valuable source of information. I am sure that this page will grow with time. If you have a site that you think should be here let me know! Take care and enjoy!

This is a work in progress (that will probably never be done!). These are links to articles that I've found online. They are mainly Pituophis related but there will be some that pertain to other species that interest me.

Bull Snakes

Molecular Systematics of New World Gopher, Bull, and Pinesnakes (Pituophis:Colubridae),a Transcontinental Species Complex By Javier A Rodriguez-Robles and Jose M. De Jesus-Escobart

Black Pine

Post-cranial transport mechanisms in the Black Pinesnake,Pituophis melonoleucus lodingi: an x-ray videographic study By Nathan J. Kley and Elizabeth L. Brainerd

Southern Pine

The Florida Gopher Frog and the Florida Pine Snake as burrow associates of the gopher tortoise in Northern Florida By Richard Franz

Genral Pituophis

Northern Pine

New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife: Northern Pine Snake

Environmental,behavioral, and habitat variables influencing body temperature in radio-tagged bullsnakes, Pituophis catenifer sayi By J.M. Kapfer, M.J. Pauers, D.M. Reineke, J.R. Goggins, and R. Hay

Louisiana Pine

Louisiana Pine Snake: (Pituophis ruthveni) By FWS.gov

Natureserve - Pituophis catenifer: Comprehensive report

The mechanics and muscular control of constriction in gopher snakes (Pituophis melanoleucus) and a king snake (Lampropeltis getula) By Brad R. Moon

The mechanics of swallowing and the muscular control of diverse behaviours in gopher snakes By Brad R. Moon

Candidate and listing priority assignment form: Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi By FWS.gov

NatureServe - Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus: Comprehensive report

Bullsnakes (Piuophis catenifer sayi) in Alberta: Literature Review and Data Compilation By the Canadian Fish and Wildlife Division

Childrens Books! I, like many of you, have children and love to read to them. It is even more fun when the book involves something else that I love! This is a list of books that I have come across for kids that are herp related. Like the other lists, I am always on the look out for more, so I anticipate this list growing as well!

Verdi by Janell Cannon- A great story about growing up!

Time For Kids: Snakes! by Editors Of Time For Kids

DK Readers: Slinky, Scaly Snakes (Level 2: Beginning to Read Alone) by Angela Royston

Polygenic Inheritance of Red in the Bullsnake- Pituophis catenifer sayi by Jeremy M. Pierce