Male or female?

[Galaxy]

Someone said you could tell from a snakes tail if it is male or female. Here is a photo of Garys tail. He is a 4 year old corn snake and is about 4 foot long. Can anyone tell?
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[youngster]

It doesn't look like there's a photo attached.

[Galaxy]

I know. I forgot. Attached it now. :yes:

[snake man12]

no picture man.but males have a slightly longer and thinner tail, female's are a little shorter

[Galaxy]

Can you see the pic now?

[KORBIN5895]

I can and the tail is quite long.

[a153fish]

A closer pic of the bottom scales would help, cause then I could see the vent. But just from that pic if I had to guess, I'd say female.

[Trollbie]

I thought males have a less gradual transition to the tail because of where their man stuff is?

[youngster]

I thought males have a less gradual transition to the tail because of where their man stuff is?

Other way around, I can't tell with that guy though.

[a153fish]

I thought males have a less gradual transition to the tail because of where their man stuff is?

Well, the males will have a thicker tail right after the vent. Where females will be thinner giving it a less obvious taper. No bulge. Of course younger snakes are harder to tell visually. I just pop te tails. I've done it so much, I have it down to a science. However not all snakes are easy to sex. I have a pair of tri-color hogs that were very difficult to pop, and some grass snakes (Natrix natrix) were impossible to sex by popping. I had to probe them. Which brings me to a female grayband I have that I would have sworn was a male. The probe went in very deep! I contacted the guy I got them from and he assured me that she layed eggs for him before. She is currently gravid with at least 6 eggs, that I could count. So the lesson here is unless you see the hemi-penes it's never 100%, and for females it's never 100% till they lay eggs!

[Trollbie]

Other way around, I can't tell with that guy though.

So you're telling me females have their man stuff there? Lol

[Galaxy]

I will get another photo of the bottom scales. Thanx. :)