Average occurrence of hatchling king snakes in wet or dry containers
| Position of snake . | Pre-shed . | Post-shed . | P . |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wet | 0.742±0.051 | 0.588±0.049 | 0.015 |
| Dry | 0.044±0.015 | 0.192±0.040 | 0.002 |
| Outside either container | 0.214±0.049 | 0.220±0.048 | 0.968 |
| Position of snake . | Pre-shed . | Post-shed . | P . |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wet | 0.742±0.051 | 0.588±0.049 | 0.015 |
| Dry | 0.044±0.015 | 0.192±0.040 | 0.002 |
| Outside either container | 0.214±0.049 | 0.220±0.048 | 0.968 |
N=26 individuals.
Each snake was observed for a period of 7 days before (Pre-shed) and 7 days following (Post-shed) the first postnatal ecdysis.
P values indicate the outcome of Wilcoxon signed-rank tests of the null hypothesis that the probabilities of snakes using the wet or dry container tend to remain the same following ecdysis.