>>but I believe he sold most of his emoryi collection. He would be a good person to contact.

>> I live in Utah now for school, and they're on my gotta find list. Very pretty variation.

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>>Dusty R.

>>Simply Subocs



I remember talking to Don about these several years ago when I bought part of his Great Plains ratsnake collection, Brazos Island rats and other meahllmorum. Part of the problem with the "intermontana", though, is that they are protected in Utah and Colorado and can't be collected. I don't think they can be legally kept in those states either.



Actually, the UT and CO rats aren't classified as a separate subspecies anymore. They are just Pantherophis (Elaphe) guttatus emoryi. Also, it's possible that emoryi can look like "intermontana" in other parts of its range, especially in other western parts of its range, as they tend to be shorter and stockier and vary in color/pattern.




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