Wow Frank,

That top pic shows a snake that has more red than nearly all of the "reds" in the classifieds. That lite one is spectacular though. Recessive, co-dom, dom or poly, I don't care, that snake is just purdy! I hope you have a few of those.

Also, that sand looks like beach sand from nearly anywhere on the atlantic coast. The the sparse, grassy growth is similar to the low, nutrient starved, herbaceous vegetation that we find in the alkaline, calcareous fens that supports much of the bog turtle habitat in central new york. Do you see white, chalky, marle deposits in the pools in this hog habitat? I know that you were provided with a textbook definition of alkaline soil by your stalker, but the true, revealing clue is the way in which the vegetation reacts to alkaline soil, as the minerals "lock-out" the nutrients and cause stunted plant growth, such as your pics have shown. Anyway, thanks as always for the in-situ and habitat shots.

Will

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