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Posted by Terry Cox on November 24, 2002 at 19:51:56:
In Reply to: big question... posted by san_antonio_tx on November 24, 2002 at 19:19:16:
the Eastern milk snake and the scarlet kingsnake, can be thought to be the same species, while the G.P. rat and the corn snake, as well as the W. fox and E. fox, are thought to be separate species, because their ranges are disjunct. Obviously, the old definition of producing viable young together doesn't seem to apply to snakes. And now we have another form that breeds with emoryi and guttata and is said to be a separate species. I think it is another case of Mr. Burbrink taking slight differences in genes a little too far. Does it really matter if we call them species or subspecies, if we don't really have a definition of species that works?? TC.
