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rtdunham
at Mon Sep 7 21:21:05 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by rtdunham ]
>> Her markings are more hondurensis-type I have seen in Swedish breeders (in shape and width) but there are also lots of black tipping all over, and the yellow bands are slowly turning to black also. Therefore, she is not a typical hondo either, am I right? Oh, dear.....
It's quite common--perhaps typical--for tricolor hondurans to darken with age until the narrow light-colored ring in the center of each triad has turned black (black tipping increases to the point where the ring is entirely filled in). The result is a snake that shows alternating wide (because they're comprised of two narrow black rings plus a formerly narrow light-colored.ring) black rings and red rings. Because of that new appearance, they're usually referred to as "bicolors".
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RE: What species? - rtdunham, Mon Sep 7 21:21:05 2009