I know we have some Ribbon experts lurking about here. I was wondering if anyone would be able to help me differentiate between Eastern and Western Ribbon snakes.
I have very little experience with Ribbons and my guides only cover Western North American animals. There doesn't seem to be any substantial info available online, what I find seems to be the same info for both with just a slight possible max size difference and of course locality.
Any help would be great regarding what to look for physically that would tell them apart.
Re: Difference between Eastern and Western Ribbons?
Oh thanks Steve!
Not being so tired now I can see some differences already. Looks like the westerns normally have a more orange dorsal stripe and blacker background colour than the easterns who seem to tend to have all yellow stripes and a more reddish brown background colour.
Re: Difference between Eastern and Western Ribbons?
Not trying to muddy the waters further, but I have this ribbon snake. I was told she is a coastal ribbon, which is a sub-species of the western, but I don't think she is typical...her light stripes are actually pale green.
LeAnn
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Re: Difference between Eastern and Western Ribbons?
Here's some pictures of my ribbon snake, Percy. I don't know what kind he is. His coloring looks a lot like the Western ribbon, but his snout is much shorter.