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kisatchie
at Sun Mar 13 02:32:18 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by kisatchie ]
It has more to do with morphology than color. Bimacs are very variable. Look in the gallery. I don't know which one, but there is a bimac with eggs that is the spitting image of that snake. Rufodorsata have eyes that are closer to the end of their snout and their heads are thicker and more flared in the temporal area. They also tend to have a less boxy rostral area than bimacs. I know that 15 or so years ago when both started coming into this country, they were often confused mostly due to pattern, but their heads are dead give-aways.
Jim
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