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Originally Posted by Cazador
According to Rossman et. al (1991), males have more vertebrae, more subcaudal scales (between the vent and the tip of the tail, or tail spike), and longer tails. I know the numbers for T.s. concinnus, but I suspect that these numbers would vary from species to species, and probably even between certain subspecies. By the way, these scales are easiest to count in a picture, instead of on a live, moving snake.
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Hmmmm....just what are the ventral scale counts on T.s.concinnus?? I have a snake that was "popped" and said it was a female, but I'd bet the bank it's a male.