No disrespect, but your observations and reports from collectors are anectodal as well, so they don't hold any value over literature published by two of the most well-known herpers in the last 50 years.

What is the difference between a yellow rat snake and an Everglades? Is it location alone? If so, everglades and yellow rats may very well simply be color variations of the same snake.

If these collector friends of yours are still finding "pure" Everglades, I'd like to see some photos.

Tim

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