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Posted by Pierson on October 29, 2002 at 18:18:19:
In Reply to: Stinker pic and a question or two... posted by Yasser on October 29, 2002 at 17:45:17:
You're right about E. carinata being very un-elaphe. First of all, have you ever noticed their pupils? Eliptical! Not to the degree of, say, Boiga, but definitely not round. Also, I have heard that carinata can be ophiophagic! Have you heard of that in any other Elaphe? I think we have another "rufodorsata" on our hands; definitely not Elaphe but classified as such based on convenience. A Duvernoy's gland study would be great. I know some other Indonesian rats (Coelognathus) have pretty well developed Duvernoy's. We'll have to sic BGF on that.
On another note, have you seen the big yellow book by Jerry Walls on ratsnakes. They have a picture of what I believe to be a juvie E. carinata. It is labeled as a Boiga that was misidentified by importers as E. scalaris. If you have the book handy take a look and see what you think.
Last but not least...beautiful snake you got there! You need to let the Kavney's use your pic for their ads. Definitely does them more justice. Can't wait to see him as a 6' adult.
