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ArticleCurrent zoology2025

Rain-harvesting behavior in free-ranging prairie rattlesnakes (

Madison G McIntyre, Marja van Mierlo, M Rockwell Parker, Scott M Goetz, Emily N Taylor, Scott M Boback

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Madison G McIntyreDepartment of Biology, Dickinson College, 28 N. College St., Carlisle, PA 17013, USA.
Marja van MierloDepartment of Biology, Dickinson College, 28 N. College St., Carlisle, PA 17013, USA.
M Rockwell ParkerDepartment of Biology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0923-3911
Scott M GoetzUnited States Department of Agriculture, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, CO 80526, USA.
Emily N TaylorDepartment of Biological Sciences, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407, USA.
Scott M BobackDepartment of Biology, Dickinson College, 28 N. College St., Carlisle, PA 17013, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4496-2469

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Abstract

Organisms inhabiting arid environments face challenges to obtain dietary water. To prevent desiccation, some organisms possess unique adaptations to harvest water from infrequent and unpredictable rainfall, including several squamates (snakes and lizards). While most squamates consume precipitation as it pools in the environment, a small number engage in behaviors to enhance water collection by capturing precipitation from their own skin, referred to as rain-harvesting behavior (RHB). Details of this behavior remain unclear, particularly the sequence of behaviors associated with RHB. We developed a method to simulate rainfall to observe RHB in prairie rattlesnakes (

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