John,
Remember that pair of Jim Hogg County Splendida I had at the Expo?
They are clearly Splendida but not like the El Paso specimens I have. The Hogg Co. snakes look to have some Holbrooki influence. In fact, if you put the Nueces I got from you next to the Aransas also from you, and then put the Hogg Co next to the Nueces and finally the El Paso you would see a progression in influence. The Travis Co. specimens Tim Cole has would fit in there too. Of course this is the "neat" way it works. When you look at the pictures Joe Forks adds above, the "neat" progression gets all blown to heck. And isn't that what Frank has been trying to get all of us to understand?? That the snakes don't necessarily fit our preconceived notions or our desire to make things tidy for us??? Just a thought. And I sure wish I could afford a Camera!!!!!

Pat G-C

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