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Rivets55
at Wed Aug 30 11:41:30 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Rivets55 ]
>>I think you are right about the snake above this, but this one just screams coachwhip at me from this photo.
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>>I don't look snakes up in Conant (and Collins) very often anymore, so I couldn't tell you what the book says, but my gestalt-o-meter is pointing solidly towards the coachwhip here. The body is just too elongate for a young racer, IMHO.
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>>Chris Harrison
>>San Antonio, Texas
Hey Chris!
I place a lot of stock in the "gestalt-o-meter" myself. I have been fooled though by my GOM - see the posts below by Itshears. My GOM was pegged on "Indigo" for what turned out to be a Sinai Desert Cobra! Guess its not calibrated for Old World Snakes - LOL. 
I do enjoy doing the reality check though. Conant (with or without Collins!) is my favorite reference when it comes to Eastern North American snakes. Wish I could find my 1st edition.
In any case, we can agree that we have different IDs for the little guy. Racer or Coach? Really, we can't be absolutely certain w/out the snake in hand. Either way its a cool snake.
Best Regards,
John D
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I am so not lesdysxic!
0.1 Creamsicle Cornsake "Yolanda"
1.0 Bairds Ratsnake "Steely Dan"
0.1 Desert Kingsnake "FATTY"
0.1 Black Rat (WV Rescue) "Roberta"
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Gestalt-O-Meter - Rivets55, Wed Aug 30 11:41:30 2006