Saw this on iNaturalist. It's fairly close to me in Central Texas. Read the description and the comments. What do you guys think?
iNaturalist.org · Marcy's Checkered Gartersnake (Subspecies Thamnophis marcianus marcianus), observed by hydaticus on April 5, 2013
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08-08-2013, 10:26 AM #1"First shed In Progress"
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Saw this on iNaturalist. Possible hybrid?
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08-08-2013, 10:57 AM #2T. radix Ranch
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Re: Saw this on iNaturalist. Possible hybrid?
If it is a cross-bred animal it certainly is anything to write home about.
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08-08-2013, 10:59 AM #3"First shed In Progress"
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Re: Saw this on iNaturalist. Possible hybrid?
True, of course isn't that what they say about hybrids? And I have no idea either way, I just thought it was interesting.
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08-08-2013, 11:37 AM #4Forum Moderator
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Re: Saw this on iNaturalist. Possible hybrid?
I'm leaning towards "Not a hybrid, just a fairly typical wildform T. marcianus".
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08-08-2013, 10:38 PM #5"Fourth shed, A Success"
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Re: Saw this on iNaturalist. Possible hybrid?
Looks like a run of the mill marcianus. Don't see anything unusual about it at all.
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