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<blockquote data-quote="inyati13" data-source="post: 1145868" data-attributes="member: 17767"><p>Don, that does not fit a mud snake. They are mostly dark above; not solid red. Our native snakes do not have solid red that extends that far back. But some have a combination of red and other bright colors that together extend back that far such as the Scarlet snake and milk snake.</p><p></p><p>Where do you live? I am assuming the Southeast. If it is a scarlet snake, <em>Cemophora coccinea</em>, it would be a rare find but not impossible. How rare? I never found one in all my collection efforts in KY. I have had some special finds. A corn snake in what is called a disjunct population. I saw it dead on the road near Natural Bridge, KY. I knew the population had been reported and I screamed at the top of my lungs for the person driving to stop the car. I went into the road and got it. It was in excellent condition. I don't know how many have been found in the population now but at the time only a handful had ever been reported in the literature. I preseved it and kept it before turning it over to Morehead State University where I guess it still is. A disjunct population is a population of species that are isolated from their main genetic pool. It is often impossible to figure out what causes it but it is usually due to geologic conditions such as canyons, mountain ranges, etc. The earth is always changing. Mountains rise and fall due to erosion. Rivers build canyons. Oceans move. It all affects the populations of species, plant and animal.</p><p></p><p>The milk snake may appear to have a red head but again, it is not solid red. The Milk snake is common in some areas. I hit one mowing last summer. Bushhogs kill a lot of animals.</p><p></p><p>The fly in the ointment would be that someone released an exotic snake.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="inyati13, post: 1145868, member: 17767"] Don, that does not fit a mud snake. They are mostly dark above; not solid red. Our native snakes do not have solid red that extends that far back. But some have a combination of red and other bright colors that together extend back that far such as the Scarlet snake and milk snake. Where do you live? I am assuming the Southeast. If it is a scarlet snake, [i]Cemophora coccinea[/i], it would be a rare find but not impossible. How rare? I never found one in all my collection efforts in KY. I have had some special finds. A corn snake in what is called a disjunct population. I saw it dead on the road near Natural Bridge, KY. I knew the population had been reported and I screamed at the top of my lungs for the person driving to stop the car. I went into the road and got it. It was in excellent condition. I don't know how many have been found in the population now but at the time only a handful had ever been reported in the literature. I preseved it and kept it before turning it over to Morehead State University where I guess it still is. A disjunct population is a population of species that are isolated from their main genetic pool. It is often impossible to figure out what causes it but it is usually due to geologic conditions such as canyons, mountain ranges, etc. The earth is always changing. Mountains rise and fall due to erosion. Rivers build canyons. Oceans move. It all affects the populations of species, plant and animal. The milk snake may appear to have a red head but again, it is not solid red. The Milk snake is common in some areas. I hit one mowing last summer. Bushhogs kill a lot of animals. The fly in the ointment would be that someone released an exotic snake. [/QUOTE]
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