How can you tell Nelson's milks from Sinaloans? This might be a stupid question for some, so forgive me. I have not ever owned either of these milks.
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Nelsons from Sinaloans?
snakeadventures
May 26, 2009 05:44 PM
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Nathan Wells
May 26, 2009 06:28 PM
You may want to search the archives under similar questions. This subject has been touched on in detail many times before.
Nathan Wells
vjl4
May 28, 2009 01:44 PM
Ouch Nathan! That one sure is hot!
Vinny
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markg
May 26, 2009 07:21 PM
Man that is a stupid question. Geez. lol
In the North part of Sinaloan range, it is easy. Nice wide red bands, thin black. In the South and South-east part of nelsoni range it is easy, possibly a few more triads and wide black bands.
The idea of subspecies is fairly subjective. In the case of sinaloae and nelsoni, I'm not sure what characteristics warrant the difference, other than pattern. I think there may be some scale count differences, but I also think these differences are hit and miss in many areas of Sinaloan and nelsoni range, except at the far ends. Maybe in 20,000 years they will differ more. For now, not much difference.
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Mark
