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BobBull
at Fri Nov 11 19:47:18 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by BobBull ]
Plant eaters generaly bear offspring in the spring which coresponds to abundant and lush plant growth.
With some snakes it would seem that the availability of small/appropriate sized prey items for hatchlings to consume is a limiting factor. I am guessing here, which should put the snakes hatching just prior to an expected upswing in prey availability (desert regions maybe a regular lizard hatching). I say prior because the hatchlings need to shed and possibly use some stored energy before eating.
However, I feel that many hatchlings over-winter before eating a first meal sometime the following spring.
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Bob Bull
1.3 L.g.getula MD Locality
2.1 L.g.g GA locality
2.3 L.g.g albino
1.4 L.g.g het albino
1.2 L.g.g P-het albino
1.0 L.g.floridana peanutbutter
0.2 L.g.f. het peanutbutter
1.0 L.g.f. N.E. axanthic
1.0 L.g.nigrita
1.1 L.t.hondurensis het hypo-melanistic
0.1 L.t.hondurensis hypo-melanistic
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- To sum up the thread on northern vs. western deserts, - FR, Fri Nov 11 12:19:49 2005
- Thanks for the summary - Mark Banczak, Fri Nov 11 13:37:11 2005
- RE: To sum up the thread on northern vs. western deserts, - ratsnakehaven, Fri Nov 11 16:34:40 2005
- RE: To sum up the thread on northern vs. western deserts, - Phil Peak, Fri Nov 11 16:59:34 2005
- RE: To sum up the thread on northern vs. western deserts, - guero, Fri Nov 11 21:08:03 2005
- RE: To sum up the thread on northern vs. western deserts, - HKM, Fri Nov 11 23:24:25 2005
- Question... - ratsnakehaven, Sat Nov 12 21:03:14 2005
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RE:Hatching time is tied to food availability. - BobBull, Fri Nov 11 19:47:18 2005