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Offline Michael C.

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snake skins?
« on: June 08, 2010, 02:57:24 pm »
Saw this big mama on the road up to my moms property, to bad it hadn't been run over or I would have had a nice skin.



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Offline RidgeRunner

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Re: snake skins?
« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2010, 03:08:15 pm »
That would be snake skins on the hoof there. :o
Is that a Western Dimonback?  How long do you think it is?

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Offline Michael C.

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Re: snake skins?
« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2010, 06:17:16 pm »
Sure looks like the WD to me, it was about 4 ft long easy. It didn't move the whole time we were there and it looked like it had just finished eating.
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Offline NTD

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Re: snake skins?
« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2010, 01:00:58 am »
The way the swelling is at the entire back third makes me think that there may just be a gravid female....
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Re: snake skins?
« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2010, 01:33:09 am »
Yep thats a Gravid Western Diamondback...and She looks like She is ready to give Birth pretty soon too..
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Re: snake skins?
« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2010, 01:45:28 am »
In these parts you don't see gravid females "roaming" or crossing roads much.  Although Frank and I found 2 gravid sidwinders 2 weeks ago crossing a dirt road in one of our favorite sidewinder areas.  Neat find Michael.  Hopefully she'll avoid the tires long enough to drop those babies.
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