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Hotshot
at Mon Feb 2 07:50:06 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Hotshot ]
>>Hey,
>>What are the defining characteristics that differentiate everglades rats from yellows? I've seen some yellows that I'd swear were glades and vice versa, is it even proper to consider them seperate ssp? The hybrid ylwXglades don't seem distinguishable from "pure" specimens to me either, any ways to tell? I find both ssp very beautiful and underrated (atleast among my herper friends anyway). Some glades i've seen online are so beautiful they appear to glow. Thanks
The thing about everglades and yellow rats is that their ranges overlap and they produce an intergrade. The everglades as an adult will be a shade of orange with 4 gray longitudinal stripes that can be faint or easily identifiable. The belly should be orange as well as the eyes. The tongue is red.
The Yellow rat is a variable yellow color. Can be from a straw yellow to a dirty yellow and they also have 4 dark stripes that run longitudinal. They have black tongues and yellow to creme colored belly. Search the web for pics of the yellow and everglades and you can definitely see the difference.
Here is a pic of my everglades. He is about 6 months old, so he still has his juvenile markings, but the orange color is coming in nicely.
And my yellow rat. She is the same age as the glades, and you can see the yellow coming in on her as well!
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1.0 Corn snake
1.0 Black rat snake
1.0 Albino Black rat snake
1.0 Everglades rat snake
0.1 Yellow rat snake
1.1 California king snake
1.0 Prairie king snake
0.1 Black king snake
Good luck and Happy Herping
Brian
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RE: Some questions on everglades & yellow rats - Hotshot, Mon Feb 2 07:50:06 2004