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I can't tell whether or not my snake is a borneo or black blood. I read through VPI's old forum and read that you can tell by the anterior parietals or something like that, but ignorant people like myself do not know the names of all the scales. SOOO, can anyone please post head pics of the difference or please describe in detail and easy("dumb people like myself) terms. Thank you guys and sorry for wasting your time and time again.

this thread might help http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=217264,217264 Combine that with the info on the thread below and you should be able to figure it out...i'm a little confused with all the scale names and such myself. Angel with probably chime in here sometime soon.
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"It's my snake, I trained it, so I'm going to eat it!" - Mad Max, The Road Warrior

Hey,
Scalation is not something you really have to worry about, but it can come in handy when trying to figure out some of the more common means of describing some of the features or physical characteristics that make a Blood or Short-tail, unique. You don't have to memorize them all, but it helps to know a few of the names of some of the scales around the head and under the belly; not to mention the tail too. Get a basic book on snakes, but one with good information on scalation and take a look at some of the descriptions on the heads of some of the snakes and you will notice some of the common features in and around the head. There are lots of variations and it is good to know some of them if you can. Again not imperative, but helpful.

I won't go into it here, as the list can be confusing with out a picture to make the description mean something other than some non descript name.

Some of the scales on the picture that I posted earlier shows you some of the more important scales that are used to identify a blood from a short-tail. Ocular scales, sub-oculars,supra-oculars,labials, supra labials, infra-labials, parietals, nares, gular, nape, etc. Just some of the names of scales found in and around the head and neck and under the chin.

Hope this helps in some way. - Angel
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Sometimes on your way to your dream, you get lost and find a better way!

Hey,
Sorry about the part about not getting into here, but I forgot that part. LOL! Besides it is late too, and I'd best be getting to bed. Later - Angel
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Sometimes on your way to your dream, you get lost and find a better way!

np
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"It's my snake, I trained it, so I'm going to eat it!" - Mad Max, The Road Warrior