My T ordinoides

[KITKAT]

OK... OK... now that I finally figured out how to use the macro on my camera, I have recounted the scales on my "T ordinoides".

I originally had a count of 19 on the female and 17 on the male, but I now have recounted with the macro setting, and I find 17 on both!

Below, find some pictures... ;)

[KITKAT]

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/ordinoides_female_0407_3.jpg

My female...

[KITKAT]

Another view of my female

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/ordinoides_female_0407_2cr.jpg

[KITKAT]

And the male...

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/ordinoides_male_0407_6.jpg

[KITKAT]

Another shot of the male...

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/ordinoides_male_0407_4cr.jpg

[garterking]

OK... OK... now that I finally figured out how to use the macro on my camera, I have recounted the scales on my "T ordinoides".

I originally had a count of 19 on the female and 17 on the male, but I now have recounted with the macro setting, and I find 17 on both!

Below, find some pictures... ;)


Those are nice T ord's Kat, and still on my "to get" list

[Cazador]

Hi Kitkat,

I got 10 to the centerline on the female, meaning it has 19 total dorsal scales. You have to count at mid-body since they vary along the length of the snake. Look at the first picture and count the scales rows closest to the bottom of the picture. See if you don't get 10 to the center line. I couldn't get a good count on the male, but the female is a pickeringii. They're great snakes and great pictures BTW.

Rick

[adamanteus]

I also get a count of 19 on the female.....pickeringii.

[mikm]

VERY nice ... pics and animals !! ... it's very nice outside, perhaps you have inspired a pic shoot here in NJ :D

enjoy your day,
marian

[suzoo]

WOW Kitkat!!! Your snakes are beautiful!!!!

[Snaky]

Very beautiful snake's!

[drache]

they are lovely snakes, either way
and really nice photos too

[ssssnakeluvr]

they look like pickeringi to me too....ordinoides look like this...

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//504/medium/northwestern_1.jpg

[ssssnakeluvr]

are you gonna breed them??? I would like a few babies!!!!:D

[Gijs & Sabine]

Very nice looking ordinoides and great pics as well:)

[Odie]

I think they are very beautiful snakes, either way.

[Ameivaboy]

was gonna say, they look a lot like my pickeringii

[andyoconnor83]

sorry to resurrect a dead thread, but it came up in my google search for ordinoides, these snakes are very nice looking, and they are definitely T. s. pickeringii. As rare as blue striped ordinoides are, they still usually don't have the black barring on the upper labials. another way to tell, but not available from these shots is most sirtalis have 10 lower labials and ordinoides usually have 7 or 8. Great looking snakes though!

[Steven@HumboldtHerps]

Are these WC? If so, what state? Both look like pickeringii to me. Aside from the scale rows, the female has 8 upper labials (not uncommon for sirtalis, extremely rare for ordinoides!). The male has 7 uppers (typical for both sirtalis and ordinoides). If these are CB, did you get them together?

Steve

[jeanette]

they are beautiful :)

[KITKAT]

they are beautiful :)

James was right, of course. They are pickeringii.

I am hoping they did the horizontal mambo this spring... waiting for results... :D

[Loren]

I am hoping they did the horizontal mambo this spring... waiting for results... :D
Thats funny right there.
:D

[Sid]

Those are beautiful Kitkat. Fingers crossed for you on the babies:)