Heat options in plastic tank?

[guidofatherof5]

I say male from the looks of that face/head structure. An under tail photo would be great.

[EasternGirl]

Yes! My latest thing is trying to sex snakes via pics...I think I'm getting rather good at it (if I don't say so myself..pat pat).

[guidofatherof5]

I say male from the looks of that face/head structure. An under tail photo would be great.

I've been working on sexing some garters by head structure but always backup that guess with a good photo of the under side tail.
I would never solely rely on this as a way to sex garters. It's only a piece of the puzzle.

[Light of Dae]

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Here's some tail photos for ya... I am almost thinking male? I had thought female at first but I no know.

[snakehill]

Yes Please! Shoot! Slow computer!

[guidofatherof5]

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Here's some tail photos for ya... I am almost thinking male? I had thought female at first but I no know.

That third photo is the most telling.
I see a nice smooth taper from the vent. The tail doesn't retain any width down from the vent/cloaca. Just a nice steady taper.
FEMALE I would say. FEMALE.

This shows me that using head structure/size as the only sexing observation would be a bad idea.

[EasternGirl]

Really? I'm saying male...I see no taper. Is it possible to get a straight pic of the tail? Could you hold the snake straight? You know more than me Steve...but I am not seeing the taper.

When I am looking in my Evolution and Ecology book...that looks exactly like the male diagram.

[ConcinusMan]

FEMALE I would say. FEMALE.

This shows me that using head structure/size as the only sexing observation would be a bad idea.

I would say female but a shot of the whole snake from above and from the side, while the snake is just sitting on something would help.

Really? I'm saying male...I see no taper.

The area immediately after the vent isn't as wide as the area immediately before the vent. Looks female.

[EasternGirl]

Well then I am completely lost on this whole sexing thing because that tail looks exactly like the tail in the male pic on page 126 in the Evolution and Ecology book...it doesn't look like the female pic at all...or like my female's tail. On the female tail pic in the photo on page 126 the tail tapers in noticeably after the cloaca...that is how Cee Cee's tail tapers...it goes in and then back out again. I don't see that at all on this snakes tail. I would really like to see a straight pic of the tail.

[chris-uk]

I would go female too. Steady taper with no width maintained after the cloacha.