Has anyone seen this picture? This guy at Field Herp Forum says this is an eastern garter caught in southern Ontario.
Looks melanistic but at the same time, well.. just look. Weird!
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12-15-2010, 02:29 AM #1Banned
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Erythristic AND melanistic at the same time?
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12-15-2010, 05:30 AM #2Ophiuchus rhea
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Re: Erythristic AND melanistic at the same time?
are we sure that this is a garter?
rhea
"you cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus" Mark Twain
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12-15-2010, 05:39 AM #3Forum Moderator
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Re: Erythristic AND melanistic at the same time?
My thoughts exactly Rhea.
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12-15-2010, 08:52 AM #4Mr Thamnophis
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Re: Erythristic AND melanistic at the same time?
yes, its an eastern...was a lot of discussion on it way back before the field herp forum got screwed and lost the entire thing. I don't know if anyone kept it and bred it to see what happened
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12-15-2010, 03:13 PM #5Old and wise snake
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Re: Erythristic AND melanistic at the same time?
It was released.The debate was whether it was soaking in rusty water or something like that.
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12-15-2010, 03:23 PM #6Banned
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Re: Erythristic AND melanistic at the same time?
Look how distinct the edge of the rust color is when it meets the belly. Soaking in rust water? seriously? I don't know about that.
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12-15-2010, 06:29 PM #7Mr Thamnophis
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Re: Erythristic AND melanistic at the same time?
they were debating that it soaked in rust water, then the belly got the color scraped off crawling around..... would have been nice to keep and see what happened with her, possibly breed her...
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12-15-2010, 06:55 PM #8Banned
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Re: Erythristic AND melanistic at the same time?
Well of course. Naturally.
Originally Posted by snakeman
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