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Anyone out there know of anyone breeding the red phase coachwhips? I believe it is a western form?
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You probably are refering to "picieus" or common name "red racers" the red coachwhip are "red moutain western coachwhips" and are pretty much pink from head to tail, but picieus has a black head and some black banding on their anteriors.

I think that when most people refer to red coachwhips, they mean the red or pink phase of the western coachwhip that is found in the Trans-Pecos region or sw Texas....
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Brad Chambers
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How can you tell which is which when young ?

I had a trio off glades a while back, they are growing nicely but slowly. Getting pink on their necks but still dark heads. They were marked as red racers I think, but with glades I was lucky that I even got the right amount never mind what they are. (another order was for a trio fo reds m/f/f/. ended up with two males !)

This was last year, will get some more pics soon.

Desperate for a female eastern though (and for my male to eat on his own this year)

Mike

Red Coachwhips (m. f. piceus) in my area (Ventura County, CA) are quite red looking and I have found them on more than one occasion with the same results.