Britain has a new snake species – should climate change mean it is allowed to stay?

Thomas Major
, Wolfgang Wüster

School of Environmental & Natural Sciences

Bournemouth University

Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 7 Feb 2025

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 13 Climate Action
SDG 15 Life on Land

Keywords

Introduced species
Herpetology
Climate change
Conservation

Access to Document

https://theconversation.com/britain-has-a-new-snake-species-should-climate-change-mean-it-is-allowed-to-stay-249043Licence: CC BY

KESS II Phd with Welsh Mountain Zoo- BUK2140
Wüster, W. (PI)
1/10/17 → 31/03/24
Project: Research

A reliance on human habitats is key to the success of an introduced predatory reptile
Major, T., Jeffrey, L., Limia Russel, G., Bracegirdle, R., Gandini, A., Morgan, R., Marshall, B., Mulley, J. & Wüster, W., 5 Feb 2025, In: PLoS ONE. 20, 2, p. e0310352 22 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

Habitat selection during movement pathways in the Aesculapian snake (Zamenis longissimus (Laurenti, 1768)) in its introduced range in Colwyn Bay, North Wales.
Jeffrey, L. (Author), Wuster, W. (Supervisor), 4 Jun 2024
Student thesis: Masters by Research

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The ecology, biogeography, and taxonomy of isolated snake populations
Major, T. (Author), Wuster, W. (Supervisor), Mulley, J. (Supervisor), Wood, K. (Supervisor) & Jackson, N. (Supervisor), 17 May 2024
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

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