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Posted by Terry on March 28, 2001 at 12:41:17:

In Reply to: Re: Chinese Corn Snake...with stripes what is it??? posted by Shane on March 28, 2001 at 11:19:20:

(PIC:) An adult male Central Chinese Dion's Ratsnake, about 6.5 years old.

Shane,

Striping does not indicate the species, as all the small Eurasian ratsnakes have spotted and striped phases, more commonly spotted, but actually a combination in most specimens. It does indicate to some extent that the speciman is getting older, in which case they tend to become darker, and the spots start to fade into stripes. That said, some individuals are striped at birth, and some never develop any striping worth mentioning.

The pic of the bimaculata in the previous post showed a young male, which is of a pretty dark morph, but still showing spotting and other colors. The pic above, of the dione, is an old male, with stripes well developed, but still enough other color to be pretty handsome. Notice the head colors, and the wide, light, dorsal stripe.

[: If you were to encounter a chinese corn snake that had stripes rather than the normal spotting that I am seeing in many peoples pics what guess would you give then as to its latin name. is this a species characteristic or an age related characteristic?]

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: (PIC:) An adult male Central Chinese Dion's Ratsnake, about 6.5 years old. : : Shane, : Striping does not indicate the species, as all the small Eurasian ratsnakes have spotted and striped phases, more commonly spotted, but actually a combination in most specimens. It does indicate to some extent that the speciman is getting older, in which case they tend to become darker, and the spots start to fade into stripes. That said, some individuals are striped at birth, and some never develop any striping worth mentioning. : The pic of the bimaculata in the previous post showed a young male, which is of a pretty dark morph, but still showing spotting and other colors. The pic above, of the dione, is an old male, with stripes well developed, but still enough other color to be pretty handsome. Notice the head colors, and the wide, light, dorsal stripe. : TC : [: If you were to encounter a chinese corn snake that had stripes rather than the normal spotting that I am seeing in many peoples pics what guess would you give then as to its latin name. is this a species characteristic or an age related characteristic?]

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