TY  - JOUR
T1  - Cheap Net-Traps to Reduce Risk of Venomous Snake Habu (<I>Protobothrops flavoviridis</I>) in Okinawa Island, Japan
AU - Nishimura, Masahiko 
JO  - International Journal of Tropical Medicine
VL  - 6
IS  - 4
SP  - 77
EP  - 80
PY  - 2011
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-3319
DO  - ijtmed.2011.77.80
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ijtmed.2011.77.80
KW  - cost-effective
KW  -Protobothrops flavoviridis
KW  -Okinawa
KW  -venomous snake
KW  -maintenance-free
KW  -Net-trap
AB  - Practical cheap tools are required to protect the inhabitants 
  of the Okinawa and Amami Islands, Japan against encounters and bites of the 
  venomous pit viper snake Habu (<I>Protobothrops flavoviridis</I>) in their houses 
  and the surrounding environment. In this study, the researchers conducted laboratory 
  and field experiments to identify the most effective net settings (i.e., mesh 
  size and short supported nets versus long unsupported nets) for capturing Habu. 
  We found that short net-traps of approximately 1 m in length with 25 mm mesh 
  were the most effective with Habu being captured at a rate of &gt;1 snake per 
  10 m net length per year in the field. This tool which is cheap and easy to 
  maintain, entangles few non-target animals and applicable to reduce risk of 
  other venomous snake species permanently in residential and farming areas.
ER  -