Nuchal Scute

[FLINTUS]

Check out these...
http://market.kingsnake.com/detail.php?cat=50&de=1048174
Forest Hingebacks could mean either homeana or erosa, and my first thought was definite homeana, due to the knob on the hinge. But interestingly, two of them don't have nuchal scutes as far as I can see. I believe this has been brought up before, but can't remember when.
Just an observation...

 

[wellington]

I don't know about the scute, but isn't that an awful cheap price? I thought they would cost a lot more then that.

 

[FLINTUS]

I think that is normal for k.homeana in the states, when they are fresh imports-survival rate is quite low for new imports, not as bad as impressa or anything like that, but not good at all. They will be being sold as k.homeana, and that's what they are, but it appears that there is a small population without the nuchal scute.

 

[Jacqui]

Yep, they don't all them.

 

[FLINTUS]

Jacqui, do you have any without the nuchal scute?

 

[tortadise]

Hmmm never noticed really. I will have to look at my adults and babies when I get home tonight. I may have a few without now that I think about it. For sure my erosa have them. I think.