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I've read that there is generally a morphological difference between male and female colubrids where the vent changes to the tail.

What would you guess, from the pics below, the gender is of my juvenile Trinket ratsnake?

Thanks,
- Mark
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>>I've read that there is generally a morphological difference between male and female colubrids where the vent changes to the tail.
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>>What would you guess, from the pics below, the gender is of my juvenile Trinket ratsnake?
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>>Thanks,
>>- Mark
>>.
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>>-----
>>----------------------------------------------
>>My personal website: www.antegy.com
>>----------------------------------------------
>>My Kingsnake.com Picture Galleries
>>
>> - 1.0.0 Labyrinth Burmese Python Gallery
>> - 0.1.0 Suriname Boa Gallery
>> - 0.1.0 Mexican Black Kingsnake Gallery
>> - 1.0.0 Pueblan Milksnake Gallery
>> - 0.1.0 Trinket Ratsnake Gallery
>>----------------------------------------------
>>My photography on photo.net
>>----------------------------------------------
>>Me on myspace.com
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Chris Harrison

It would be easier if the photo was closer in and the vent more well lit, however I would hazard a guess that it could be a female.

...the taper on the tail looks concave (as opposed to convex). I would have to hazard a guess that your snake is a female.