ET study shows rat snakes primary culprits in quail nest depredation

  • Wildlife biologist Brad Kubecka has documented 159 quail nests at a 9,000-acre Polk County ranch since 2019 and that quail numbers are thriving thanks to intensive habitat restoration efforts aimed at reestablishing the dapper little game birds. Photo by Brad Kubecka | Light and Champion
    Wildlife biologist Brad Kubecka has documented 159 quail nests at a 9,000-acre Polk County ranch since 2019 and that quail numbers are thriving thanks to intensive habitat restoration efforts aimed at reestablishing the dapper little game birds. Photo by Brad Kubecka | Light and Champion
  • Texas rat snakes (chicken snake) have proven to be the No. 1 culprit in the depredation of quail nests in an ongoing quail translocation program currently underway in Polk County. Photo by Matt Williams | Light and Champion
    Texas rat snakes (chicken snake) have proven to be the No. 1 culprit in the depredation of quail nests in an ongoing quail translocation program currently underway in Polk County. Photo by Matt Williams | Light and Champion
    A bobwhite quail translocation study currently underway on private property in Polk County has shown some promising results and interesting findings regarding predation of active nests this year, according to Brad Kubecka, the Western Gamebird Director for Tall Timbers.Tall Timbers is an internationally recognized wildlife research station based in Florida. The outfit has more than 60 ye...

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