Hey,



I used to think that popping was the only way to sex small ring-necked snakes, but at a somewhat recent meeting of the Western New York Herpetological Society, I brought two prairie ringnecks to be sexed by Will Still. I was surprised, because I was expecting him to pop them, but no sooner had I pulled them from the bag than Will told me that I was holding two males. He told me that he could tell instantly, because they exhibited very distinctive tail forms that could be seen easily with the naked eye. Not sure if it is the same for every individual though. Just a thought.
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DAVE





0.0.1 Oriental fire-bellied toad

0.1 Western hog-nosed snake

0.0.1 Okeetee corn snake

0.1 Dubia day gecko

0.0.1 yellow * Everglades rat snake

1.0 Yunnan beauty snake

1.0 scarlet kingsnake

0.1 albino African clawed frog

0.0.1 Northern black racer

0.0.1 African brown house snake (Zambia locale)

0.0.1 Sonoran gopher snake

1.1 European fire salamanders

(parthenogenic) Brahminy blindsnakes *

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