The book is "Systematics and Natural History of the American Milk Snake, Lampropeltis triangulum, 2nd Edition" by Kenneth L. Williams... it's pretty much the most comprehensive guide to milksnakes out there right now. It's also out of print, so good luck finding a copy. I lucked out and found one on Amazon.com a couple of months ago. Some taxonomists think that he split L. triangulum into way too many subspecies, but regardless, he compiled tons of data on scale and band counts that are very helpful in identifying snakes whose background is unknown or in dispute. I've been wanting to make a post about how helpful it was in corroborating the "micropholis" origin story, but it seems like most of the time, threads about intergrades and taxonomy quickly devolve into Sissy-Boy Slap-Parties. Anyway, thanks for the compliment on my mostly micropholis mutt, and I hope your PetSmart sockhead keys out as a Pueblan.

Nate

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