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I'm quite new to Speckleds, but saw a very calm, inquisitive hatchling recently.

I see mixed info on the Internet. Some sources say that these are the most likely to "stand their ground", and are aggressive as wild-caught specimens. Others say they are quite calm as captives.

Aside form their tendency to be more semi-aquatic, how do these differs from other subspecies - if at all?

Any more tendency to climb?

>>I'm quite new to Speckleds, but saw a very calm, inquisitive hatchling recently.
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>>I see mixed info on the Internet. Some sources say that these are the most likely to "stand their ground", and are aggressive as wild-caught specimens. Others say they are quite calm as captives.
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>>Aside form their tendency to be more semi-aquatic, how do these differs from other subspecies - if at all?
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>>Any more tendency to climb?

I havent seen any more tendency for them to want to climb, but they have been a bit more nippy than their splendida and eastern cousins in my experiences with them over the past dozen or so years.....

Adults typically calm down as with any other getula, but there are exceptions to the rules as with other getula.
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

Their hatchlings are typically smaller than other getula hatchlings and they seem to stay smaller than other getula as adults.

In their range they seem easier to find near water, but I wouldn't call them semi aquatic.
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John Lassiter
Poor planning and procrastination on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part...

"Their hatchlings are typically smaller than other getula hatchlings and they seem to stay smaller than other getula as adults.

In their range they seem easier to find near water, but I wouldn't call them semi aquatic."

That's right..... Black kings (L.g.nigra) are often found by riparian water sources too (as well as many other types), but that is because their food source is very plentiful in those areas because of the water and nearby cover it provides. I wouldn't call them "semi-aquatic" either, but they sure do utilize those areas.

~Doug
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