- I am working on a snake skin identification guide and need sheds to examine for melanin deposition and scutellation. If you keep any of the following species, would you consider providing me with sheds? I need sheds from: Cemophora coccinea,
Clonophis kirtlandii, Elaphe gloydii, Farancia abacura ssp., F. erytrogramma ssp., Lampropeltis calligaster, Nerodia erythrogaster ssp., N. taxispilota, Pituophis melanoleucus
ssp., Regina rigida ssp., Tantilla coronata, Thamnophis butleri, T. radix, and Virginia striatula. For more information on how you can help with this project, please contact me at the following address: Brian S. Gray, Serpent's Cast Identification Services, 1217 Clifton Drive, Erie, PA
16505-5215 or call (814) 833-1074.