With all of the discussion of locality breeding, I wanted to share my collection of BSR WC alterna. I had been very fortunate to be able to spend a huge amount of time on BSR, and amass this collection, despite the road's well earned reputation as a tough hunt.



I separate my animals into two separate breeding groups, the Lower Ranch and Upper Canyon. I decided to split the locales, even though BSR is generally referred to as a single locality, and the greatest distance between my animals is less than 4 miles, because I wanted to preserve the genes of the Lower Ranch. It is my opinion that the majority of captive BSR are descendants of Upper Canyon animals. They seem to display the the more "typical" BSR patterning and coloration indicative of the Upper Canyon, and this is where I have observed a higher concentration of both snakes and herpers.



BSR is a pretty decent stretch of habitat (just under 11 miles), and alterna have been observed from the top of the road, to the end (a friend observed a DOR male in a predominantly grassy section at about the half-way point of the road), so there are a few other micro-locales that I believe need to be represented, but until the road-ban is overturned, this is what I have...





The animals are shown in order from east to west.







Lower Ranch animals were collected within 1.25 miles, with potential breeding pairs separated by a maximum of .8 miles, and minimum of .25 miles.



Lower Ranch Male







Lower Ranch Female







Lower Ranch Female







Lower Ranch Male







Lower Ranch Male









This is a photo of a deceased male that came from the "Million Dollar Canyon" stretch that separates the Lower Ranch and Upper Canyon. Unfortunately, this was the only specimen I had seen from there.













Upper Canyon animals were collected within .7 miles, with potential breeding pairs separated by a maximum of .7 miles, and a minimum of .2 miles.



Upper Canyon Male

This male was given to me. Thanks, to everyone who was involved.







Upper Canyon Male







Upper Canyon Male







Upper Canyon Male







Upper Canyon Male







Upper Canyon Female







John

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