Re: Asian Ratsnakes....

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Posted by Terry Cox on April 13, 2002 at 07:23:53:

In Reply to: Re: Asian Ratsnakes.... posted by Rex on April 12, 2002 at 19:55:47:

: : It's herping season here in Okinawa,JA. Can someone tell me the
: : Morphological differences between (Elaphe taeniura friesi) and
: : (Elaphe taeniura schmackeri). A picture is worth a thousand words,
: : But scale counts etc... would suffice. I would Like to be able to tell the
: : difference between the two, shgould I find an E. Taeniura spp here
: : on the island.

: : Thx

: : Rob A.

:
: Elaphe taeniura doesn't occur naturally on Okinawa, but recently a few have been collected there. Most were E. t. friesi and believed to be brought to the island by man. One or two were collected that looked as if they may have been intergrates between E. t. friesi and E. t. schmackeri, but don't have enough information.
: Most E. t. friesi look the same pattern wise and color,,mainly greens/ blacks/ yellows , but I've seen E. t. schmackeri that were greenish , olive, yellowish and one that was very redish.

: www.Ratsnakes.com

Rex,

If a few have been collected, it sounds like a breeding pop. might have been established.

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: : : It's herping season here in Okinawa,JA. Can someone tell me the : : : Morphological differences between (Elaphe taeniura friesi) and : : : (Elaphe taeniura schmackeri). A picture is worth a thousand words, : : : But scale counts etc... would suffice. I would Like to be able to tell the : : : difference between the two, shgould I find an E. Taeniura spp here : : : on the island. : : : Thx : : : Rob A. : : : : Elaphe taeniura doesn't occur naturally on Okinawa, but recently a few have been collected there. Most were E. t. friesi and believed to be brought to the island by man. One or two were collected that looked as if they may have been intergrates between E. t. friesi and E. t. schmackeri, but don't have enough information. : : Most E. t. friesi look the same pattern wise and color,,mainly greens/ blacks/ yellows , but I've seen E. t. schmackeri that were greenish , olive, yellowish and one that was very redish. : : www.Ratsnakes.com : : Rex, : If a few have been collected, it sounds like a breeding pop. might have been established. : TC

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