Table 1_Health assessment and multipathogen surveillance of free-ranging snakes in the sou

509 individual snakes representing 29 species were sampled for health assessments and pathogen surveillance from May 2022 to May 2024. The dataset includes detection prevalence for pathogens like Salmonella enterica (62.6%), Hepatozoon spp. (53.4%), and the fungus Ophidiomyces ophidiicola (16.1%), with analysis of coinfection and spatiotemporal trends. It was authored by Corinna M. Mishin and published on figshare in 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling pathogen coinfection risks based on prevalence data for multiple infectious agents.
• Analyzing spatiotemporal trends in pathogen detection, such as seasonal patterns for Mycoplasma spp. and Oo.
• Assessing species-specific disease risks, such as increased ophidiomycosis in pygmy rattlesnakes.
• Establishing baseline health parameters for snake conservation management in the southeastern United States.

Strengths

• Includes data from 509 individual snakes across 29 species, providing a substantial sample size.
• Reports specific detection prevalence percentages for seven targeted pathogens, such as 62.6% for Salmonella enterica.
• Covers a defined time range (May 2022 to May 2024) and geographic areas in Florida, South Carolina, and Georgia.
• Analyzes coinfection prevalence (44.0%) and its statistical association with apparent ophidiomycosis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the sampled wetland sites in the southeastern United States.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Corinna M. Mishin.

Collection Method

Health assessments via physical examinations and multipathogen surveillance using swabs, blood, and fecal samples.

Time Range

May 2022 to May 2024, with some diagnostic case data from 2021-2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-26 06:03:33; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Wetland sites in Volusia County, Florida; Jasper County, South Carolina; and a site in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, USA.