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Posted by kendiehl on September 26, 2002 at 07:09:22:
In Reply to: Moldy oldies posted by Tom Lott on September 25, 2002 at 20:22:20:
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:Pardon the quality of these images. They are from 1966 and I was just learning 35mm photography back then.
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:Since they are in B & W, I will state that, in coloration, this snake was typical bairdi, very light gray with considerable orange on the skin and even the top of the head (unlike the black/gun metal gray color with pinkish/rosy skin color of lindheimeri).
:The body form of this specimen (robust like lindheimeri, rather than slightly more gracile as in bairdi) was the main factor in my designating it as an intergrade/hybrid. The retained blotches are not uncommon in bairdi but those on this individual appeared to be more square (as in lindheimeri). It was a large specimen, 2" less than 5 ft in length. It was collected in Bandera County, TX, about 5 mi E of the town of Bandera. In disposition, also, it was typically bairdi, hardly biting once it was in hand.
:Interestingly, I have seen a number of specimens from the Sabinal Canyon (just to the south of Chris' specimen) that appeared very similar to his photo (very dark; almost black), but I considered them to be merely melanistic lindheimeri (no photos, unfortunately).
:Tom Lott
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