Yes Terry, but I think Nigrita are just melanistic Splendida...The melanism is shown in varying degrees throughout its range.

Intergration does occur....Whether it happened years ago or is presently occuring is the question. Some things happened well before we were out hunting snakes.

Take for example the Appalachicola Kings, the Penninsular intergrade kings, the Outer banks kings and the Edisto Island kings........All intergrades, but some intergraded years ago and became isolated.

If Frank says there is no Calking populations anywhere near this one he found....Maybe at one time there was...this would account for the lack of speckling, cleaner bands and larger sizes.....

I do some field work myself, but never in Arizona...I do have a wife and 4 kids and stay close to home.......

John Lassiter

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