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I found this on another forum. This is one incredibly nice looking wc floridana. Must be a brooksi, right?

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Yep, by location and by phenotype that is a "brooksi."

Similar phenotypes can been found well north of the brooksi range. I've seen pictures of some from inland Central FL that would put any South Florida brooksi to shame.

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www.brooksi.com

That one is absolutely not a brooksi!
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www.brooksi.com

hahaha Yeah, no doubt. That's interesting, I thought the light phase (brooksi) was restricted to South Fl.
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" I thought the light phase (brooksi) was restricted to South Fl."

Well, it is true that basically the lighter phenotypes with extremely thin, very high-count cross-bars are far more commonly found in south Florida, but there are still similar types that are very light and/or yellow found elsewhere in Florida too.

Many years ago it was thought they were found ONLY in south Florida, but have since been discovered in several places throughout the Florida peninsula by Krysko and several others.

~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

serpentinespecialties.webs.com

Is that why the subspecies got sunk?
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We wouldn't have 6 and a half billion people if you had to be beautiful to get laid.

Yes,....even though the old "brooksi" name is still very heavily used in today's hobby to describe the lighter phase, it has long since been considered a variant of L.g.floridana.

But even though it is a unique phenotype that is usually found mostly in extreme southern Florida, hobbyists will always generally consider and refer to them as Brook's kings to differentiate them from the much darker, less speckled peninsular forms that are more commonly found.

~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

serpentinespecialties.webs.com

Interesting.
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Very nice King.