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Posted by: gerryg at Sat Aug 11 08:18:40 2012 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by gerryg ]

Getting poked by the tail is normal... snake is just trying to get a good grip/purchase on your arm... a good anchor point for it is with the tail... so you get poked while it tries to stabilize itself. Happens to me with all my ssp's of milks.

I would think your BM would be darker at this point but the change can be a slow thing... my only adult was 3years old before I could say I no longer see the tricolor pattern. I have one that isn't 2 years old yet and I can only see a few hints of red on him.

I'm hoping one of the guys that are more expert on IDing snakes chimes in... it's a little difficult to tell with blurry photos but I'm wondering if you have a BM.

Gerry

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Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - Drdan, Sat Aug 11 03:34:43 2012

RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - gerryg, Sat Aug 11 08:18:40 2012

RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - Drdan, Sat Aug 11 13:52:36 2012

Here he is at 4 months... - Drdan, Sat Aug 11 14:44:39 2012

Doug... or someone more knowledgeable - gerryg, Sat Aug 11 15:45:40 2012

RE: Doug... or someone more knowledgeable - Lundberg, Sat Aug 11 16:11:06 2012

RE: Doug... or someone more knowledgeable - gerryg, Sat Aug 11 16:43:28 2012

RE: Doug... or someone more knowledgeable - DMong, Sat Aug 11 20:07:24 2012

RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - gerryg, Sat Aug 11 19:29:16 2012

RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - Lundberg, Sat Aug 11 16:27:21 2012

RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - Drdan, Sat Aug 11 23:53:07 2012

RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - DMong, Sun Aug 12 02:38:29 2012

RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - Drdan, Sun Aug 12 02:44:36 2012

RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - DMong, Sun Aug 12 03:16:27 2012

RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - Drdan, Sun Aug 12 03:30:04 2012

RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - DMong, Sun Aug 12 13:25:29 2012

RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - Drdan, Sun Aug 12 13:55:26 2012

RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - Drdan, Sun Aug 12 14:08:16 2012

RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - DMong, Sun Aug 12 18:17:59 2012

RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - Drdan, Sun Aug 12 23:34:30 2012

RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - DMong, Mon Aug 13 00:17:59 2012

RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - Drdan, Mon Aug 13 00:34:52 2012

RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - DMong, Tue Aug 14 03:08:56 2012

RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - RossPadilla, Thu Aug 16 00:16:25 2012

RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - DMong, Mon Aug 13 00:13:28 2012

RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - Lundberg, Mon Aug 13 19:16:04 2012

RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - DMong, Tue Aug 14 00:55:58 2012

RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - RandyWhittington, Sun Aug 12 01:01:34 2012

RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - Drdan, Sun Aug 12 23:42:51 2012

Keep us... me anyway... posted - gerryg, Sun Aug 12 13:57:08 2012

RE: Keep us... me anyway... posted - Drdan, Sun Aug 12 23:37:20 2012

Black Milksnake Update -- source... - Drdan, Mon Aug 13 02:11:19 2012

RE: Black Milksnake Update -- source... - gerryg, Mon Aug 13 04:17:10 2012

RE: Black Milksnake Update -- source... - Drdan, Mon Aug 13 05:15:26 2012

RE: Black Milksnake Update -- source... - gerryg, Mon Aug 13 17:01:20 2012

RE: Black Milksnake Update -- source... - DMong, Mon Aug 13 18:37:24 2012

RE: Black Milksnake Update -- source... - Joe_M, Tue Aug 14 06:44:41 2012

Lots of good info... - SunHerp, Sun Aug 12 18:10:30 2012

RE: Lots of good info... - Drdan, Sun Aug 12 23:40:47 2012

RE: Lots of good info... - Sinaloan, Mon Aug 13 13:49:54 2012

RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - AaronBayer, Mon Aug 13 13:03:29 2012

RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - DMong, Mon Aug 13 18:00:43 2012

RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - a153fish, Thu Aug 16 10:33:28 2012

RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - snakebuz, Thu Aug 16 15:29:27 2012

RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - DMong, Thu Aug 16 16:24:27 2012

RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - Drdan, Fri Aug 17 00:38:29 2012

RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - a153fish, Fri Aug 17 09:32:16 2012

RE: Pointed tail of Black Milksnake - Sinaloan, Sun Aug 26 08:19:30 2012

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