Anyone have a picture of a smooth green about to shed?

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corey.raimond
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Anyone have a picture of a smooth green about to shed?

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Anyone have a pics of a smooth green "in the blue?"

I found this smooth green yesterday and I would like to see what I normal smooth green about to shed looks like for comparison.

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-Corey
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Jon Wedow
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I'd say you already have a normal pic of a Smooth Green 'in the blue'!
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I'm trying to figure out if this is a tan phase or not, so I would like some comparisons, or opinions.

-Corey
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corey.raimond wrote:I'm trying to figure out if this is a tan phase or not, so I would like some comparisons, or opinions.

-Corey
It's not. Just in blue. (That would be my strong opinion.)
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The tan phase is not at all uncommon in the area I found the snake, my friend had found one about a month earlier (and didn't see any green colored ones). But some green is still visible on the sides, so I would like to see if anyone else has pictures.

-Corey
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The snake's eyes are clearly blue. Even if such a "tan" phase had blue eyes, I doubt it'd be like a milky, "in-shed" blue (for example, take blue eyed-cal kings, etc).
I'm going to have to strongly say its a in-shed snake.
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It's OBVIOUSLY an inshed snake. I'm just wondering if it is inshed AND tan phase.

-Corey
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I'd bet on normal smooth green. From the pic, it looks green tinged and there seems to be some yellow in the lip.
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Corey, this one was going through shed. (When I first flipped it, I could see its eyes were blue but it covered them with its tail.) Sorry no pics of that; I took a quick voucher and left it be.
You'll just have to trust me on this one. Sorry.
Tim

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Thanks Tim,

Where was that one from? i.e. if it was from the central sands region of WI, it is tough to say whether it is a tan one or if that is what they all look like in the shed.

-Corey
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To snakestick,

Occasionally you can see that on tan green snakes that are not shedding.

-Corey
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corey.raimond wrote:Thanks Tim,

Where was that one from? i.e. if it was from the central sands region of WI, it is tough to say whether it is a tan one or if that is what they all look like in the shed.

-Corey
Corey, it was definately a tan. I was in the area a few days later and found what I assume(?) was it lying next to the shed.

Yes, central sands.

Tim
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corey.raimond wrote:I'm just wondering if it is inshed AND tan phase.
...but why? :lol:
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So Tim, do you have an opinion as to whether my snake is a green colored one or tan when it isn't shedding? Or are you neutral?

-Corey
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If forced to choose, I'd have to say green. (I saw many variations ranging from dark brownish green to almost powder blue.)

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Sorry Corey but I have to ask... you aren't colorblind by any chance are you?
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Jon Wedow wrote:Sorry Corey but I have to ask... you aren't colorblind by any chance are you?
Considering that I said there is some green coloration on the side which can sometimes be visible on tan specimens, I would say no I am not color blind.

Have you ever seen a tan phase green snake before? If not, I'm not sure how you can make proclamations like that. I have only seen one, but I have seen a decent number of photos of them. I was trying to get some advice from people who had more of them than myself. To people that helped such as Tim thank you.

-Corey
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I heard your colorblind, coffee black and egg white ect...

Wish I could add my two cents but I don't have any pics.

COOON!
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