Help..what you think?

[sirtalis01]

ok i need your input on this one guys.....i think i have a granit natrix here are some pic of a normal and pix of the one i found looking realy good at all of them...the only one with the granite patern

normal
http://i42.tinypic.com/24azrtd.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/34774fa.jpg

pos granite
http://i43.tinypic.com/34zwtnd.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/ww0w3d.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/343r8jp.jpg

[ssssnakeluvr]

there's quite a variability in thier patterns... google search for images =) also, your snakes are on the way... your inbox is full so I will try again later with your tracking number

[chris-uk]

As Don already said, there's a lot of variation in the colours and patterning, it could actually be a different species. Equally, some of the southern European species vary considerably depending where they come from.

[Stefan-A]

There's a lot of variation within populations. Within 0.5 ha I've seen everything from light grey to jet black, dark brown and olive green with the colour of the collar varying from white to various shades of yellow, orange and nearly red. I've seen a couple of Natrix natrix with double collars. As for the general pattern, that's varied from no pattern at all, to tiny black spots, large black spots, nearly checkered patterns and thin vertical stripes that were white on the darker brown individuals and black on the lighter grey ones. All within one population.

[sirtalis01]

wow nice so i what i tought to be granite is normal bummer lol......im going to keep him and see how he turns as he matures...thanks for all the info guys

[EasternGirl]

Very pretty either way...