He mentions using a perfect, freshly shed skin. Very good thinking bro! So Eastern and Goini guys, please remember to check those shed skins next time. Thanks Tom Stevens
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John Lassiters brought up a great way to scale count in a post down below
Nokturnel Tom
Aug 25, 2005 08:54 PM
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jlassiter
Aug 25, 2005 08:59 PM
It wasn't my idea....KJ Lodrigue and Terry Cox got me to do it a few times with Southern Plains Ratsnakes from my area....Meahllmorum.....
I thought it was a good Idea......
John Lassiter
crimsonking
Aug 25, 2005 09:19 PM
...to do a scale count on a squirming snake?????
Jeeze Louise!
It makes me nervous thinking about it...
Using a skin seems to be the most sensible way--at least for me..ha!
:Mark
Phil Peak
Aug 25, 2005 09:23 PM
Fresh sheds are a good way and much more pleasant than DOR's. With patience it can be done on live snakes fairly fast too. On a large series of Ky locale corns my field partner Will Bird and I were counting ventrals, subcaudals, mid body scale rows, blotch counts, TL measurements and sexing in maybe 10 minutes or less per snake. In time we got a system down and were able to move through fairly fast. Phil
crimsonking
Aug 25, 2005 09:31 PM
...using a partner....That's cheating...
:Mark
FR
Aug 26, 2005 12:14 AM
we carry a series of clear plastic tubes, select one of proper size, insert snake, then start counting. OH yea, put glasses on. Cheers FR
shannon brown
Aug 26, 2005 03:45 AM
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