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zonatahunt
at Sat Jul 3 19:16:18 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by zonatahunt ]
...identify each subspecies is flawed. I have counted hundreds of thousands of scales and subjected myself to hundreds of hours of meristical work to show that the variation between subspecies is so great that meristical counts should simply not be used to differentiate populations of CA mtn kingsnake.
From my long-winded reasoning, what I am trying to say is that individuals such as Jeff, as rude as his responses can be, are responses given to you from decades of experience. Some of these responses might directly conflict with information you read in books; you must remember, anyone can write a book (regardless of how much or how little experience they have on the topic), but not everyone can give you an educated answer to your question regarding the species of the snake in question.
I have spent thousands of hours working with multiple species within the genus Lampropeltis, and I have dozens of corn snakes I am currently working with, and I can say without a doubt that the T albino found by the OP is 100% a milk snake. Now, you can continue to ask 'why' that is my answer, or you can sit back and realize that my answer is based 100% on my experiences with individuals within the genus. But most importantly, you need to realize that my answer is provided to you because you asked the question. What do I get out of all this by giving you the incorrect answer? Nothing. The snake is a gorgeous T albino eastern milk snake...enjoy it for what it is and be happy that you 'learned' how to distinguish a milk snake from a corn snake (because all that information has been provided to you in multiple doses). Hasta.
Mitch
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RE: Annoying continuation to my above post - zonatahunt, Sat Jul 3 19:16:18 2010