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Old 02-22-2007, 07:19 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Re: Thamnophis Sirtalis Sirtalis????

Could we combine the photo in this message with the drawing posted elsewhere by Amandantus (sp?), and put it in an Article for easy reference every time this question comes up?

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Originally Posted by Stefan-A View Post
Start at the big ventral scales and call them scale row 0. Then move up the side at a 45 degree angle. Count anywhere that isn't too close to the head or behind the cloaca.



Edit: I should be a bit more observant, he meant counting the dorsal scale rows (circumference).
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