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Old 06-11-2008, 12:58 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I know you guys like pics.....

....but do I post to many heh.

Yet another find in my yard right before dark last night. Can you tell what the sex is? Also I am really confused on snake types. Is this just an Eastern? I assume there are several different types of easterns? I see many different color variations. This one had really nice colors I thought. If I can find a similar male/female I might take on breeding next year.















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Old 06-11-2008, 01:01 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: I know you guys like pics.....

Yes, Brett, that's an Eastern. The have great variety. I think she's a she. Very nice looking one by the way.

Edit: No you don't post too many pics!
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Old 06-11-2008, 01:04 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: I know you guys like pics.....

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Yes, Brett, that's an Eastern. The have great variety. I think she's a she. Very nice looking one by the way.

Edit: No you don't post too many pics!
Thanks man! So generally females have the longer thinner tail correct? What about scientific names? Do they change going into color variations?
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Re: I know you guys like pics.....

Pic number 5 shows a fast taper to the tail which indicates a female me thinks ... about a year old maybe??
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Re: I know you guys like pics.....

VERY pretty snake Brett! Congrats. :-)
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Old 06-11-2008, 01:46 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Re: I know you guys like pics.....

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So generally females have the longer thinner tail correct?
No Brett, males have the longer, more slender tails. Females taper off quite rapidly after the vent, as you can see in a couple of your pics.
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Old 06-11-2008, 01:48 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Re: I know you guys like pics.....

Ok so was just out gathering up Grasshoppers for my Gecko and I heard the leave moving around.. I see a Eastern Garter and go over to get it however it would not come out of the rocks.. I pulled gently and no go so I begin to pull some layers of rocks off. And I find this little guy with about a 1/4 inch of the easterns tail down its throat.. The garter was easyly TWICE to THREE times his size. I was pretty neat to see but I saved the garters life and am now keeping the eastern milk Figured maybe some of you garter lovers would be proud of me.... Another happy garter in the wild

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What do you suppose the "red area" is on top of his head? Results of a bad shed?
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No Brett, males have the longer, more slender tails. Females taper off quite rapidly after the vent, as you can see in a couple of your pics.
Got ya! I will remember this now
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Re: I know you guys like pics.....

Looks like an injury.
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Old 06-11-2008, 01:58 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Re: I know you guys like pics.....

i think its really cool that you can step out your house and find snakes
i wish i could
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