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bull question

max762 Jun 17, 2008 04:32 PM

hi my name is max. i have been out of the game for a few years and have always had a real good spot in douglas county colorado to find and observe bullsnakes. i am wondering tho what is usually the max size for the snakes of this area as i never seem to find any over the 4and a half foot mark anymore. is it possible for these snakes to obtain large size or are they just a smaller sized group of snakes. its been atleast ten years since i have seen anything bigger than 5 foot. thanks for you time
max

Replies (2)

Jeremy Pierce Jun 18, 2008 11:43 AM

Hello and welcome back. I don't know the particulars of that county and what not, but it seems that the animals from Colorado would have a shorter "growing" season as opposed to say Texas. It seems like a natural assumption that those animals would have evolved to be on the smaller end of the bullsnake growth spectrum. Less time in the year to eat = less growth. Just a thought. Don't know if its a fact but a thought none the less!

Also if you recall seeing larger animals years ago, it is possible that your population is now of a younger average age and the older animals have been over collected, road kill, or etc. They may be leaving at a rate that doesn't allow time for a larger animal to fulfill its potential.

Hope that helps some. Take care.

Jeremy
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max762 Jun 18, 2008 02:13 PM

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