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Hi

I thought some of you might be interested in seeing some interesting milksnakes from Atlantida, Honduras. These specimens were obtained by Jorge Ferrari in 2002 and are now part of the collection here at the University of Texas at Arlington Amphibian and Reptile Diversity Research Center.

The faded colors is the result of the specimens remaining in a formalin solution for slightly longer than needed.
Nevertheless, they are welcome additions to our collection!
The locality where these specimens were collected consistently produces striped and blotched milksnakes.
However, it is also within the confines of a military base and access is restricted.

Honduran herpetofauna: www.projectmosquitia.com

Happy New Year,

Carl J. Franklin
Biological Curator and Collections Manager
Amphibian and Reptile Diversity Research Center
University of Texas at Arlington
http://biology.uta.edu/herpetology/index.html

Interesting milksnakes from Atlantida

Edited on January 3, 2006 at 21:34:04 by phwyvern.

They don't look to healthy!!! J/K Those are neat I wonder how much color bleeded out from soaking in solution.
Thanks for sharing!!

Can't quite come up with words for this one, too early.
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"Colubrid-aphilia", adj; An inordinate love of Colubrids.