Sorry for the delay, but I've been working some crazy hours lately. Just bought this camera today - some better pics are coming by this weekend.
Zee
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Black and white mudsnake . . . . finally. . . the pics!
BlueKing
Oct 06, 2004 08:18 PM
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BlueKing
Oct 06, 2004 08:21 PM
This one is about 3.5' long and appears to be a female. I will post some better pics once I figure out how to use this new camera LOL!
ZEE
BlueKing
Oct 06, 2004 08:23 PM
I hit the wrong button last time (It's been a looong day!)
Zee
metalpest
Oct 06, 2004 10:53 PM
Thats an interesting morph. Thanks for sharing!
Fieldherper
Oct 06, 2004 10:55 PM
I have seen other anerythristic mud snakes. The normal red/orange coloration probably serves as warning coloration in the event that a predator catches one outside of the water or manages to expose one from surface cover. Since these snakes are so secretive and almost never on the surface in daylight, the coloration probably isn't crucial to their survival and so anerythristic individuals seem to be more common in Farancia than in other snakes.
rearfang
Oct 07, 2004 08:54 AM
If you look in Bechtel's REPTILE AND AMPHIBIAN VARIANTS you will find a nice shot of what he calls an Axanthic. Since your snake is still showing some red pigment, it would be tending towards that morph but not completely so.
Larger mudsnakes tend to fade out as they grow, but there are the occasional black and white's that turn up that way from birth.
Frank
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