Wow, World Book! I spent more time with that 's' volume as a kid than I did doing homework, and that kingsnake photo blew my mind. The black bands looked almost blue, so for a long time I thought of Sonoran kings as having a 'flag' color scheme.

The indigo shot you posted, on the other hand, was one I didn't see until pretty late. The photo that immortalized couperi for me was the black and white overhead shot of an adult coiled on a linoleum floor. I remember it from 'Snakes as Pets', but it appears in other TFH books, like Breen's 'Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians'. Even now, that's my favorite indigo photo. Breen's book also made Spilotes into a sort of holy grail for me.

Thanks for posting the pic!

Steve

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