TABLE 1.

Descriptive circular statistics for the snake reception data with mean and median direction, mean resultant length (MRL), circular variance (V _m), and circular standard deviation (v) for all specimens combined, as well as for highly venomous (of medical importance) and non‐ or slightly venomous snakes separately. Note that degrees can be roughly interpreted as current days so that a mean resultant length of 20° roughly represents January 20th, while 351° would fall in late December.

Sample set	N	Mean	Median	MRL	V m	v
Viçosa‐only
All specimens	402	20.55°	25.64°	0.29	0.71	1.57°
Venomous	218	30.1°	37.48°	0.42	0.58	1.32°
Non‐venomous	184	351.45°	335.34°	0.17	0.83	1.88°
Viçosa and vicinities
All specimens	441	21.75°	25.64°	0.3	0.7	1.56°
Venomous	238	32.73°	38.41°	0.42	0.58	1.32°
Non‐venomous	203	352.07°	335.34°	0.19	0.81	1.83°