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I chose three days that all varied in temperature to observe how the ambient temperature affected the snakes behaviour. My sample unit was a 72x56in plot that had an area of 2.6m^2, I used this sample unit in three separate locations: the wood pile, the garden, and the stone steps. The data I recorded was the ambient temperature and the number of snakes present or absent. I repeated this on three different days and in total I had nine replicates.
The following is the data I collected
Day 1: 6/20/20, 24*C, sunny with few clouds, 11:20
Day 2: 6/29/20, 34*C, sunny, heat warning in effect, humid, 13:53
Day 3: 7/10/20, 14*C, approx. 1 hour post thunderstorm, overcast, 09:10
| Day 1 (24*C) | Day 2 (34*C) | Day 3 (14*C) | |
| Wood Pile |
2 |
1 |
4 |
| Garden |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Stone steps |
0 |
3 |
0 |
Overall the patterns I’ve observed support my hypothesis.
