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Nothing to do on a boring Sunday, but build a photo set and take a few pics. This is a female Santa Rita locale pyro.

Greg

Greg,
Beautiful pyro. Where did you get it?
Brad

I caught her in the Santa Rita Mtns. on the 4th of July.

That's a NICE pic!

Kerby...

Hi,
Thanks for the pic, I think you sent me a pic of that snake before-(I was looking through old pics in my computer last night, I like that one), thanks for postign it. Dont you have a pair from that locale..?, or was it 2 females..?, good talking to you again,
Jeff Teel

Hey Jeff,
I have a pair from this locale. The one pictured looks like a male. I had someone probe it, and he said it was a female. I hope he's wrong. The other animal I have from this locale is definitely a female.

Greg

>>Nothing to do on a boring Sunday, but build a photo set and take a few pics. This is a female Santa Rita locale pyro.
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>>Greg
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Greg, that's a nice looking pyro and a great pic. Sure doesn't look anything like the one I found in the Ritas in '03. By locale, do you mean the Ritas, or a certain locality in the Ritas? There seems to be a lot of variation in those mountains. I wonder if there's any consistency in different areas there?

Terry

This one was collected at a particular locale in the Santa Ritas. I have seen others in the same locale that look totally different. They are extremely variable, and while the overall population has certain identifiable locality traits, I have found that there are many exceptions to the rules out there.

>>This one was collected at a particular locale in the Santa Ritas. I have seen others in the same locale that look totally different. They are extremely variable, and while the overall population has certain identifiable locality traits, I have found that there are many exceptions to the rules out there.

Although I've only seen pyros from a few locations in the S.R. mtns, I think there are some tendencies towards certain morphs at different places. I think these snakes make good pets and will make a great study species. I spend most of my AZ time in these mtns, btw. Thanks...TC.

Very nice pyro!! I just love the variation in this species!!! I think there is a strong future with the whole pyro genome. Thanks for the pic.

Matt Woodhall

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nice pic! good luck