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Posted by: peter54 at Sun Apr 27 06:43:52 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by peter54 ]

Milksnakes coloration is a natural protective mimic of the poisonous coral snake. The coral snake has been more widely spread earlier thru historic times and therefore there are several subspecies to the milksnake with warning colors in areas where there are no coral snakes today.

One subspecies to the milksnake species, the eastern milksnake, ranges thru areas where coral snakes have never been present and therefore it mimics the coloration of the fox snake (Panterophis vulpina) instead.

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Reason for striking coloration - markg, Fri Apr 25 17:34:16 2008

RE: Reason for striking coloration - Patton, Fri Apr 25 19:27:10 2008

RE: Reason for striking coloration - DMong, Fri Apr 25 21:07:06 2008

Better yet Mark! - DMong, Fri Apr 25 21:12:55 2008

RE: Better yet Mark! - charleshanklin, Sat Apr 26 00:22:47 2008

RE: Better yet Mark! - antelope, Sat Apr 26 09:51:30 2008

RE: Better yet Mark! - DMong, Sat Apr 26 11:17:44 2008

Here! Here! LOL!!!n/p - Patton, Sat Apr 26 06:32:34 2008

Banding and striping - Jeff Schofield, Sat Apr 26 01:36:46 2008

RE: Banding and striping - CKing, Tue Apr 29 01:06:34 2008

RE: Banding and striping - Jeff Schofield, Tue Apr 29 02:11:48 2008

RE: Banding and striping - CKing, Tue Apr 29 08:09:13 2008

RE: Banding and striping - Jeff Schofield, Tue Apr 29 19:40:07 2008

RE: Banding and striping - CKing, Tue Apr 29 20:41:15 2008

studys have been done - Jeff Schofield, Tue Apr 29 21:45:58 2008

RE: studys have been done - CKing, Tue Apr 29 22:36:22 2008

RE: studys have been done - Jeff Schofield, Tue Apr 29 22:44:03 2008

RE: Observation is the proof - CKing, Wed Apr 30 09:27:46 2008

RE: Observation is the proof - DMong, Wed Apr 30 12:55:47 2008

RE: Observation is the proof - Joe_M, Wed Apr 30 17:04:15 2008

Hey, Joe! - Sunherp, Thu May 1 14:12:23 2008

RE: Observation is the proof - CKing, Sun May 4 10:16:34 2008

RE: Observation is the proof - Jeff Schofield, Wed Apr 30 17:32:07 2008

Yes... - Sunherp, Thu May 1 14:20:52 2008

RE: Yes... - CKing, Thu Jun 12 11:39:04 2008

I disagree a little, Jeff. - Sunherp, Thu May 1 14:02:08 2008

RE: Banding and striping - markg, Tue Apr 29 14:54:49 2008

RE: Banding and striping - Jeff Schofield, Tue Apr 29 19:56:02 2008

RE: Reason for striking coloration - waspinator421, Sun Apr 27 00:58:28 2008

RE: Reason for striking coloration - peter54, Sun Apr 27 06:43:52 2008

RE: Reason for striking coloration - markg, Mon Apr 28 01:47:43 2008

RE: Reason for striking coloration - CKing, Tue Apr 29 00:43:50 2008

RE: Reason for striking coloration - peter54, Thu May 1 15:54:31 2008

RE: Reason for striking coloration - CKing, Thu Jun 12 11:49:07 2008

RE: Reason for striking coloration - donv, Sun Apr 27 16:26:32 2008

RE: Reason for striking coloration - CKing, Tue Apr 29 00:27:52 2008

RE: Reason for striking coloration - markg, Tue Apr 29 14:49:10 2008

RE: Reason for striking coloration - CKing, Tue Apr 29 20:54:58 2008

RE: Reason for striking coloration - antelope, Wed Apr 30 02:18:15 2008

RE: Reason for striking coloration - CKing, Wed Apr 30 06:08:47 2008

RE: Reason for striking coloration - antelope, Thu May 1 00:32:03 2008

RE: Reason for striking coloration - peter54, Thu May 1 16:04:19 2008

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