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Re: I have found a VERY dark coral snake......why so dark?

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Posted by gila7150 on January 21, 2003 at 21:30:21:

In Reply to: I have found a VERY dark coral snake......why so dark? posted by TerriBerri69 on January 21, 2003 at 13:37:27:

That sounds like a huge coral. If your measurement is accurate, that's only about 3" short of a record. I've seen some corals with a considerable amount of black scale tipping on the red bands here in central FL.
On a side note, in the current Reptiles magazine there is a photo of a melanistic texas coral snake that is completely black with a single light colored band around it's neck. It was incorrectly identified over the phone as a ringneck after it bit someone.
I'd love to see pics...I emailed you.
Chris



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