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12-17-12, 10:59 AM
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ID help?
I ran across this image (uncredited, unfortunately) and have been wandering around the net trying to figure out what species it is. The closest match I can find is a patternless Moellendorff's ratsnake, but it seems too pink all around. Thoughts?
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12-17-12, 01:45 PM
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Re: ID help?
the scales remind me of some type of Pituophis (some type of morph) but those eyes look like fish eyes. is this the only pic there was?
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12-17-12, 01:53 PM
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Re: ID help?
rat snake of some sort..
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12-17-12, 01:55 PM
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Re: ID help?
I rarely say this, but I'm stumped. It looks like some weird cross between a sand boa and a porph, but that's just silly.
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12-17-12, 02:23 PM
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Re: ID help?
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Originally Posted by BarelyBreathing
I rarely say this, but I'm stumped. It looks like some weird cross between a sand boa and a porph, but that's just silly.
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its the eyes man! I would say this snake burrows- what ever it is, ive never seen eyes on the top of a snakes head that didnt burrow. Its a cool snake whatever it is
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12-17-12, 02:30 PM
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Re: ID help?
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its the eyes man! I would say this snake burrows- what ever it is, ive never seen eyes on the top of a snakes head that didnt burrow. Its a cool snake whatever it is
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Exactly! And the texture of the scales. This snake was meant for moving underground.
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12-17-12, 02:34 PM
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Re: ID help?
the red tongue looks pretty cool
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12-17-12, 02:34 PM
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Re: ID help?
Is it a long nose morph?
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12-17-12, 05:18 PM
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Re: ID help?
If you find out, let me know so I can buy one. 
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12-17-12, 06:05 PM
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Re: ID help?
Diadem rat snake. The taxonomic name escapes me, but they pop up now again on wholesalers lists/tables, mainly those who do a lot of WC imports.
It's an African species, not really related to our North American rat snakes.
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12-17-12, 06:09 PM
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Re: ID help?
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Diadem rat snake. The taxonomic name escapes me, but they pop up now again on wholesalers lists/tables, mainly those who do a lot of WC imports.
It's an African species, not really related to our North American rat snakes.
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That is it! Thank you!
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12-17-12, 06:14 PM
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Re: ID help?
This is one of those snakes that have been on my wish list. I love obscure African colubrids.
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12-17-12, 06:14 PM
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Re: ID help?
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Originally Posted by StudentoReptile
Diadem rat snake. The taxonomic name escapes me, but they pop up now again on wholesalers lists/tables, mainly those who do a lot of WC imports.
It's an African species, not really related to our North American rat snakes.
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Is it some kind of morph? 'Cause I Googled it, and some looked like this:
And some looked like this:
~Maggot
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12-17-12, 06:17 PM
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Re: ID help?
I'm not sure if it's a morph or a locality. Not many breed these guys in captivity, so I don't know.
But that bottom photo is the typical coloration of the species.
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12-17-12, 06:22 PM
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Re: ID help?
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Originally Posted by StudentoReptile
I'm not sure if it's a morph or a locality. Not many breed these guys in captivity, so I don't know.
But that bottom photo is the typical coloration of the species.
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According to this: SerpenTrack*Featured Species
It says the bottom is a juvenile and the top is an adult, and it also says they're highly variable in patterns and colors. So I guess only someone who really works with these snakes would know. But I tell you what, if I found one of the ones that looks like the top one, I'd just have to buy it. Such a stunning snake.
~Maggot
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