Jesus Antonio Rivas

The complete citation for this paper is Rivas, J. A., 2004. Eunectes murinus: subduing behavior. Herpetological Review. 35(1): 66-67. Click here for a pdf

Eunectes murinus (Green Anaconda). Subduing behavior.

Constricting snakes coil around their prey preventing the prey from breathing.
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Submitted by Jesús A. Rivas, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee. Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA.

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From: Jesus Antonio Rivas Subject: Re: Scientists, histoirans, etc. To: darwin-l@ukanaix.cc.ukans.edu Hi Mark!!! I have thought about this subject for a long time. Even I realised
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Jesus Rivas Graduate Program in Ethology University Of Tennessee Knoeville, TN 37996-0900 From stef@pipeline.com Tue Oct 25 23:38:13 1994

Date: Tue, 25 Oct 1994 22:07:28 -0400 (EDT) From: Jesus Antonio Rivas Subject: Re: Scientists, histoirans, etc. To: darwin-l@ukanaix.cc.ukans.edu
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Jesus Rivas Graduate Program in Ethology University Of Tennessee Knoeville, TN 37996-0900

Jesus Antonio Rivas Graduate student in Ethology University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN 37996-0900 e-mail Jesus@utkvx.utk.edu Darwin-L Message Log 15: 1-30 -- November 1994 End

Famous biologist and National Geographic, Animal Planet and Discovery Channel regular, Jesus Rivas, will give a lively presentation on the green anaconda titled "The Life History of the Green Anaconda with Emphasis on its Reproductive Biology" in Valencia's East Campus Performing Arts Center, Nov. 21, from 1-2 p.m.
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For more information on Rivas, go to http://pages.prodigy.net/anaconda/.

While most people use their feet to run away from snakes, Rivas uses his feet to help capture them.Rivas spends most of his time in the Llanos (savanna) area of Venezuela, where he studies the behavior of green anacondas, green iguanas and Orinoco crocodiles that live there.He often goes through the marshy areas of Llanos barefooted, "feeling around" for the large anacondas that he captures, studies, and then sets free.Rivas, who has a doctorate in ecology and evolutionary biology from the University of Tennessee, was born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1964.He has taught at the University of Tennessee and Boston University as well as in Costa Rica and Venezuela.

The East Campus Student Development Office is sponsoring the presentation.

Jesus Antonio Rivas University of Tennessee