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Hey folks...here are a few shots of emoryi that I've found in the field.

This first shot is one that some folks may have seen before, I took it back in 2005...it's an emoryi densite.

People who claim that w/c emoryi are docile...might not have a large enough sampling size.

I hope yall enjoyed...

>>Hey folks...here are a few shots of emoryi that I've found in the field.

You misidentified a few.... I'll let you figure out which ones. Ken

which ones? really?

Seriously? The snake in the 7th picture is a Western Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus tergeminus).

Quite a dangerous OOPS that could have been! I thought maybe it was a "Where's Waldo" game LOL
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Tom

"The more people I meet, the more I like my snakes"

Like this?

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The Reticulated Rattler

1.0.0 Great Plains Ratsnake
1.0.0 Corn, Lavender Aztec het for Amel
0.1.0 Black Ratsnake
0.0.1 Texas Rat (tame)
1.0.0 Broad Banded Water Snake, Hypo
1.0.0 Black Bassador Retriever
2.1.0 Godchildren, 1 Evil, 2 possible hets

AWESOME ahahahahahaha

Your own work on both?
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Tom

"The more people I meet, the more I like my snakes"

I get bored at work sometimes and I have photoshop, so bad things happen.

The reticulated rattler happened when doug was talking about a reporter who said a "deadly venomous retic" was removed from a laundry room.
http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=1561433,1561433
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The Reticulated Rattler

1.0.0 Great Plains Ratsnake
1.0.0 Corn, Lavender Aztec het for Amel
0.1.0 Black Ratsnake
0.0.1 Texas Rat (tame)
1.0.0 Broad Banded Water Snake, Hypo
1.0.0 Black Bassador Retriever
2.1.0 Godchildren, 1 Evil, 2 possible hets

I threw it in as a joke.

But the buy who first pointed out this "error" (as any good herper would) made reference to more than one misidentification...so I was curious which other emoryi wasn't an emoryi. Cheers.

That explains it. I couldn't find another species besides the GPRS's and the WM. Prairy Kingsnakes sometimes get mistaken for GPRS's, but I don't see one.

-Phil
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Work is the curse
of the drinking class!

The animal that bit you looks a little like SW a "meahllmorum" variant.
The one below that looks a little like it may have some Kisatchie genes.
Emory variance, even in the same local, can be huge. Are they all from the well???
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Regards, Bill McGighan

Some cool shots there - especially the "twin-spotted" emoryi in pics 8 and 9. Like Herman said, photo #7 is a Western Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus tergeminus). The rest look like emoryi, to me.

-Toby
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Southwestern Center for Herpetological Research

No doubt, pic #7 is a Sistrus Rattler. I hope you didn't free handle that! LOl

Matthew

I sure wouldn't have, Matthew! I'm guessing that the original poster did not either, since they also apparently knew what it was.

-Toby
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Southwestern Center for Herpetological Research

LOL.
Interesting how all these plains serpents have similar patterns. Even my pet H. nasicus looks a bit like that 'saugua..

Matthew

Great set of photo's showing the variation in this species, also the similarity in pattern to the little rattler
Loved the den site one .. brilliant .. the grey(ish) emoryi would that be what they call intermontana ? sure is pretty.

Sue x
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The Ratsnake Foundation Online Society

I remember that first photo, heheh! Awesome shots. Cute 'sauga too...

TC

how about the fifth picture, down in the well? I think I may see a solid colored body in the wall below and to the left of the pipe, could be a racer?
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Todd Hughes

should read above and to the left of the pipe, and there might be a rough green in there as well, but probably a greenish colored racer.
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Todd Hughes

Great post for here, guy.
(I remembered it from elsewhere and still was amazed to see it.)
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I've found an occasional Garter, a Black Rat, a Texas Rat,a pair of "Greenish" Rats using wells as hibernacula, but nothing that dramatic.
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I hope the location stays hidden forever!!
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Regards, Bill McGighan

Nice looking Sistrurus in pic #7.
Good thing you didn't try to take an in hand pic of that one!
-Phil
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Work is the curse
of the drinking class!