>>okay I literally have like, a minute before I have to go into work but I just want to say... back up and actually LOOK at the saddles on those snakes. look at how much farther the corn's are apart. And then compare their shape. can you not see that? Next... look at their heads again. LOOK at the distance between the eyes and the tip of the snout. If you cannot see the difference, I cannot help you any further because you are unable to recognize subtle differences.



Again, thanks for your actual input. I appreciate it! I myself have a corn with very closely spaced saddles (pics on request), so I don't think that would be a really reliable diagnostic indicator -- but OTOH, it could very easily be a reasonable seat-of-the-pants sort of thing. It's not something I had thought of, in any case, so I appreciate the pointer.



As for head shape -- I agree that there is a distinct difference in ADULT head shapes, but we're not dealing with adults here. It's always dangerous, especially in photos, to depend on "subtle differences" -- since it is so easy to significantly alter the appearance of those subtle differences with positioning, camera angles, and lighting. That's one of the reasons why quantifiable characteristics like scale counts can become so important at times.



Thanks again for your input. I love to learn, especially when intriguing puzzles like the similarities between your snake and that ultramel corn present themselves!
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2.0 Brazilian rainbow boas (Arco, Olho)

0.3 Honduran milksnakes (Chicchan, Chanir, Hari)

1.0 Thayeri kingsnake (Coatl)

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