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RE: Pantherophis emoryi...more on localities

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Posted by: tbrock at Wed Dec 23 18:17:14 2009   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by tbrock ]  
   

Gotta love those south Texas "corns"! LOL

It seems that the farther south (in Texas) you go, the buggier their eyes get. I wonder if this is an adaptation for a more nocturnal existence, than more northern localities. I do find meahllmorum during the daylight hours, but mostly in the early morning and late afternoon, in spring and fall - and they can be found on the surface during warm spells, in the winter. During the long south Texas summer (when temps are in the high 90's - low 100's) they become almost completely nocturnal.

Here is a YOY Nueces County specimen, collected by a neighbor, in his yard. Interesting coloration and markings IMHO.



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-Toby Brock
Southwestern Center for Herpetological Research

   

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