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thought i would share a pic of some nice baja golphers that i was lucky enough to obtain...bad pic but you can get the idea of the killer orange and black
Rick

Hey man How do i post pics?

Very nice. You don't see many of them.
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Randy Whittington

Thats a killer animal!

Ok All,
How do you distinguish Bimaris from Vertebralis? Thanks.

Take care,
Jeff Port

I'm not Al, but I'll give it a shot. Vertebralis have orange and black dorsal blotches that run the full length of the body, both anteriorly and posteriorly. Bimaris has the black blotches only on the last third of their body or posteriorly(if I'm spelling that right). Two me, they are equally beautiful. There is an arguement to be made(not by me) that bimaris is just the southernmost race of vertebralis. They are both species that I would some day like to work with.
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Matt Kauffman

Oh. I guess I am ALL. Thought it said Al. Duh.
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Matt Kauffman

Sorry, got it backwards.
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Matt Kauffman

how many snakes in that pic you posted? I think I count at least two tails!

Here is an example of relatively "classic" looking forms of these two groups, (vertibralis and bimaris).

you are right 2 tails
rick

That's a lot better way of showing the difference. I was starting to confuse myself.
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Matt Kauffman

Thanks everyone for your assistance. The pictures do really help. In my opinion both are equally stunning.

Take care,
Jeff Port