Alright, so you got my flavirufa pretty quickly.
Here's a typical summer stumper - bad view of snake. Actually, this is a diagnostic view, particularly for this subspecies. Anyone know it?
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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, Texas
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OK, maybe a tougher one?....
chrish
Mar 01, 2008 11:44 AM
Replies (6)
LemonViper
Mar 01, 2008 04:15 PM
I will take a wild guess and say Mexican Racer, Coluber constrictor oaxaca.
DMong
Mar 01, 2008 04:26 PM
Blue Racer(Coluber constrictor foxi)?
~Doug
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"
choppergreg74
Mar 01, 2008 06:18 PM
Coachwhip???
viborero
Mar 01, 2008 11:39 PM
Ya got me on this one. Looks Racer-ish...
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Diego
chrish
Mar 02, 2008 10:41 PM
That is actually a DOR of the very poorly known subspecies of Orizaba cribo Drymarchon melanurus orizabensis. It was about 5 feet long.
The view is "diagnostic" in that other cribos/indigos in eastern Mexico wouldn't have that steely gray ventral coloration.
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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, Texas
viborero
Mar 03, 2008 07:42 AM
Holy moly! I wouldn't have gone there in a million years! Now that I know what it is, however, I can see the facial striping and it makes sense.
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Diego
