A New Host and Geographic Record for Paracapillaria sonsinoi (Nematoda: Capillariidae) from Timber Rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus (Serpentes: Crotalidae) from Oklahoma

Abstract

Compared to other members of the genus Crotalus, little is known about the helminth
parasites of the timber rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus. Here, we report, for the first time, a species of capillariid nematode from C. horridus and from Oklahoma.