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    Am I....

    ...male or female? Or are my pics just crapola...?




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    Re: Am I....

    i think female... but i only look at the big she is......
    at the cloaca i can not see it on these photo's.....

    nice snake!!! sirtalis sirtalis?

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    Re: Am I....

    yes its an eastern. I will try to take some pics of the cloaca. Thanks

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    Re: Am I....

    Looks female and gravid.
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    Hoping to get some T. s. sirtalis High-Reds next summer!


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    Re: Am I....

    How about these?




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    Re: Am I....

    Female for sure.
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    Hoping to get some T. s. sirtalis High-Reds next summer!


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    Re: Am I....

    Thanks, Mind explaining what gives it away with the cloaca? Or point me to the link that talks about the difference between the two?

    Thanks Again.

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    Re: Am I....

    More or less I saw how close your fingers were after the cloaca, suggesting a tapered tail IE a female. :P
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    Re: Am I....

    Yeah, female.
    James.

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    Re: Am I....

    Thanks folks! Back to the wild she goes! Till my next find... I am on a quest to find a male, hopefully a good looking one.. to match my pretty female with lots of blue-ish color.

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