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What do you think? I have had the idea and it took me two seasons in the field to find all ten snakes. It is a great feeling to have it finished.

Looks great!! Nice job

Al
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You can take the snake out of the jungle but you can't take the jungle out of the snake.

Awesome!! Do you plan on having some printed for sale? If so, I am interested in buying one. I donot live in Cali, but I would like to get collective items from all of the states for herps.

Thanks and let me know! Once again...Awesome job!

Chris
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Chris Law
U.A.P.P.E.A.L. (Uniting a Proactive Primate and Exotic Animal League)
Herpetoculture Element Representative

Same here. I do Educational Reptile Programs and training for a living and I would be interested in purchasing one.
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Tim Cole
www.Designeratrox.com/
www.AustinReptileService.net
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Conservation through Education

He's got em for sale in the poster section..I'll be getting one myself also.
On another note..when did the latin name change for the northern pacific?

>>He's got em for sale in the poster section..I'll be getting one myself also.
>>On another note..when did the latin name change for the northern pacific?
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Chris Law
U.A.P.P.E.A.L. (Uniting a Proactive Primate and Exotic Animal League)
Herpetoculture Element Representative

Dan's poster is very cool. I love the personal aspect of him finding and photoing the snakes himself, excepting one replacement shot. Great job Dan.

The whole viridis complex was reorganized a couple of years ago. Here's the deal from the CNAH web site.

Taxonomic Comments:
Ashton and de Queiroz (2001 Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 21(2): 176-189), using mtDNA, concluded that this wide-ranging taxon consisted of two strongly divergent clades, and recommended that they be recognized as two distinct species, Crotalus viridis (including the nominate subspecies and the race nuntius) and Crotalus oreganus(including the remaining races). Under this arrangement, the standard common name for Crotalus viridis became Prairie Rattlesnake and that for Crotalus oreganus became Western Rattlesnake.
Collins & Taggart (2002 Standard Common and Current Scientific Names for North American Amphibians, Turtles, Reptiles, and Crocodilians. Fifth Edition) submitted for consideration the proposal by Ashton & de Queiroz (2001 op. cit.) to a snake systematist group composed of Frank T. Burbrink, Jeff Camper, Harry W. Greene, L. Lee Grismer, Robin Lawson, James R. McCranie, Andrew H. Price, Javier Rodriguez-Robles, and Samuel S. Sweet, and they agreed.

Eimon

It will be interesting to see how long it stays and also what is going to happen with Mitchelli.

Dan