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SnakesAndStuff
at Thu Oct 16 20:53:42 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by SnakesAndStuff ]
The defining characteristics were nailed in a post below. A true pictigaster has a ventral pattern that is very distinguishable from a laticinctus. The trick with copperhead subspecies is to look at the interaction of the ventral and the dorsal pattern. When you look at a true pictigaster you'll see light areas that extend from the ventrals onto the first few dorsal scale rows and they look like little upside down U's.
I also think it looks like you have a pair! (1.1)
Best of luck, as they're one of my favorite snakes.
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RE: New pictigaster - SnakesAndStuff, Thu Oct 16 20:53:42 2008