Table 3.
Summary of findings for peer-reviewed * information sources and recommendations consistent with or specifying ≥1 × snake length (SL) minimum enclosure size.
| Reference | Information Source | Recommendation | Information/Evidence Base |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiszar et al., 1995 [42] | Book chapter | Consistent with ≥1 × SL | Review/research |
| Gillingham, 1995 [11] | Book chapter | Consistent with ≥1 × SL | Review |
| Warwick, 1995 [28] | Book chapter | ≥1 × SL | Review |
| Warwick and Steedman, 1995 [32] | Book chapter | Consistent with ≥1 × SL | Review |
| Divers, 1996 [43] | Journal article | Consistent with ≥1 × SL | Review |
| Astley and Jayne, 2007 [44] | Journal article | Consistent with ≥1 × SL | Research |
| Cannon and Johnson, 2011 [45] | Published proceedings | Consistent with ≥1 × SL | Review |
| Warwick et al., 2013 [34] | Journal article | ≥1 × SL | Review |
| Barten and Fleming, 2014 [46] | Book chapter | Consistent with ≥1 × SL | Review |
| Jepson, 2015 † [47] | Journal article | ≥1 × SL | Review |
| Wilkinson, 2015 [48] | Journal article | Consistent with ≥1 × SL | Review |
| Divers, 2018 [49] | Veterinary manual | Consistent with ≥1 × SL | Review |
| Warwick et al., 2018 [50] | Journal article | Consistent with ≥1 × SL | Review |
| Rossi, 2019 [51] | Book chapter | ≥1 × SL | Review/research |
| Warwick et al., 2019 [8] | Journal article | ≥1 × SL | Review |
| Cadenas and Martínez-Silvestre, 2020 [36] | Veterinary manual | Consistent with ≥1 × SL | Review |
| D’Cruze et al., 2020 [52] | Journal article | Consistent with ≥1 × SL | Review/research |
| Howell et al., 2020 [9] | Journal article | Consistent with ≥1 × SL | Review/research |
| Loughman, 2020 [37] | Journal article | Consistent with ≥1 × SL | Review/research |
| Spain et al., 2020 [38] | Journal article | Consistent with ≥1 × SL | Review/research |
| Hedley, 2020 [53] | Book chapter | ≥1 × SL | Review |
| Kubiak, 2020 [54] | Book chapter | ≥1 × SL | Review |
| Arena and Warwick (in press) [39] | Book chapter | ≥1 × SL | Review |
| Warwick (in press) [27] | Book chapter | ≥1 × SL | Review |
| Warwick and Steedman (in press) [40] | Book chapter | Consistent with ≥1 × SL | Review |
* Article or chapter appearing in a peer-reviewed journal or book. Keys: ≥1 × SL = equal to or greater than total length of snake as minimum primary linear enclosure dimension. Consistent with ≥1 × SL recommendation (e.g., the snake must be provided with as much space as possible). † Jepson, 2015 allows for absolute minimum 1 × SL diagonal dimension. Note: Barten and Fleming, 2014 [46], and Wilkinson, 2015 [48], appear in both Table 3 and Table 4 because these sources provide recommendations for both <1 × SL and ≥1 × SL according to specific species.