I like rufodorsata also. Although I have very painful memories associated with my experience with them. I bought a pair back in 1999 and unfortunately my quarrantine precautions at the time weren't as good as I thought they were. I ended up getting a mite infestation in my collection that cost me several foxsnakes and the rufos to a pyrethroid poisoning incident. I learned a valuable lesson about buying wild caught snakes at reptile shows from someone I didn't know (it's risky). That sort of soured me on rufodorsata but if someone had captive breds I'd be interested. Until things went south they were feeding pretty freely on guppies and small goldfish. They were kind of like exotic garter snakes. Pretty things too.

The confidence numbers for the Zamenis and Oocatochis/Coronella branch were pretty low (60/30) but if you squint at a situla and a rufo just right then maybe they kind of look like distant cousins (or maybe I'm just getting really nearsighted).

Anyway, a good post.

Regards
John

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