Spot the difference ....

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Topic author: t_king
Subject: Spot the difference ....
Posted on: 08/11/2008 08:07:16
Message:

Can someone please explain the difference between:

Sinaloan
Pueblan Milk Snake
and Arizona Mountain Kingsnake

To me they all look the same.
Sorry if its a lame question

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Reply author: magneticblue
Replied on: 08/11/2008 11:33:18
Message:

Don't know about the milks but the Arizona mountain king has much narrower banding

Reply author: saddleninja
Replied on: 08/11/2008 20:03:12
Message:

those milks have differnt colour banding and width of bands

Reply author: t_king
Replied on: 09/11/2008 10:51:55
Message:

Ok cool! =D

Reply author: Triangulum
Replied on: 10/11/2008 15:01:27
Message:

Hi There,

It's difficult to spot the difference between them all. However, The main rule is the amount of red bands. Aswell as difference length and stockyness.

Sinaloan Milksnake

The Sinaloans on average have 10-16 Red Bands, Usually 13-16. The Sinaloans is a slim milksnake and usually don't get much larger then 4ft. The Sinaloans are well known for there bright red bands and do not develop black tippings of the scales.



Pueblan Milksnake

The Pueblans on average have 13-17 Red Bands, Usually 15-16. Unlike the Sinaloans, They are alot smaller in length (3-3.5ft) and much stockier. The shape of the head in comparasent to a Sinaloan is much blunter and rounder.



Arizona Mountain Kingsnake

The Mountain Kingsnakes have excessive amount of bands compared to most Milksnakes. Arizonia's have 40-46 on average. However some specimens will be darker and carry more bands on the tail. Most Mountain Kingsnakes do not loose there coloration and patterning, the colors do not fade like that of most Milksnakes. They usually reach 3.5-4ft in length.



Scott

Reply author: Triangulum
Replied on: 10/11/2008 15:03:45
Message:

Sorry, The Pueblan Picture is off a Sinaloan. This is what was meant to be there;
Hi There,



Scott

Reply author: magneticblue
Replied on: 10/11/2008 15:40:43
Message:

Nice one, Meltos

Reply author: Crimson King
Replied on: 16/11/2008 09:57:53
Message:

hatchlings

sinaloan

will have much wider red than the others. (Usually 2-3 times as wide as the black/white)

pueblans

will have wider white rings (this one is apricot where usually white)

az mtn. kings



will have white nose and more bands

Cal mtn kings

will generally have a black nose

ruthven's kings

have black nose and a bit farther back and
tend to end up "grayish" as adults where the white was as juvies.

here's an albino ruthven's for good meeasure..:)


:Mark

Reply author: guypettigrew
Replied on: 17/11/2008 20:32:48
Message:

Here's a good site for seeing some of the differences.

http://www.pitt.edu/~mcs2/herp/Lampropeltis.html

How do you get hyperlinks to work on here, please?

Guy

Reply author: lewy
Replied on: 17/11/2008 20:41:18
Message:

Just like that Guy - Love the albino ruthven's Mark!!

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