will she look fatter towards her vent when she gets closer to laying ? ( if shes gravid) thanks again ..
JIM
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jimfmcdonald
Jul 01, 2003 12:40 AM
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oldherper
Jul 01, 2003 07:55 AM
It's hard to clearly see her head from that angle (it looks like it may be flattening some...), but from the mid-body girth, she certainly looks like she could be gravid. It seems like Chondros carry the eggs a little more toward mid-body than other snakes. I think that's an adaptation to allow them to still perch on a limb when heavily gravid, although it still looks pretty uncomfortable to me. Sounds like you've still got 3 or 4 weeks to go before she lays if she is gravid.
