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i have a rescue bullsnake that was reportedly a male. If i open the cloacal area on either side there is a reddish dot quite laterally- and almost superficially positioned on either side of the cloaca. I assume these are scent glands not hemipene pockets as they are lateral and superficial.

I probed the way i do in boids and the animal seems to probe female?

do bulls have in males and females these reddish lateral cloacal pores?

Winslow

The probe is going to give you a more accurate idea of the animal's gender than cloacal pores. If someone told you that it was a male, I'd ask how they made that determination. Snakes are misidentified and mis-sexed all the time. If you posted a pic of the underside of the snake's tail, you might get some educated guesses from this forum.

Tim

Third Eye Herp

IN MOST PITS LARGER THAN A BABY THE SEXES QUICKLY DIVERGE IN APPEARANCE SO YOU CAN DETERMINE WITH A MERE GLANCE. THE MALE'S BODY WILL MORE OR LESS MAINTAIN A "STEADY" TAPER FROM PRIOR TO THE CLOACA TO TAIL TIP. A FEMALE CONVERSELY DOES A RAPID INWARD TAPER JUST POSTERIOR TO THE CLOACA. IN BABIES THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO "POP" I.E; EVERT THE HEMIPENES ON A TINY RED DOT WILL INDEED APPEAR ON FEMALES, WHILE MALES WILL EVERT THEIR HEMIPENES.

Couldn't resist, LOL.
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