We recently acquired these two Prairie Rattlesnakes, from areas that were 50 miles apart, So what should we think? Are they the same animal genetically? Are they two different species or subspecies? Are they sexually dimorphic? (We haven't probed them yet to determine sex.) Maybe they're intergrades? But with what? You can almost take yourself back to Darwin's' time and wonder how he might have classified these two, given the circumstances.
We're not color-driven herpers (thinking $$$) looking for the next unusual morph. We just like what we see, but in this case we're not sure what we're seeing.
These pictures were taken about 10 minutes apart, same enclosure, same exposure to light, and flash, and editing. So, what do we have here???
We're not color-driven herpers (thinking $$$) looking for the next unusual morph. We just like what we see, but in this case we're not sure what we're seeing.
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