Herpetology B/C

[Kyanite]

Ok so I was studying stuff about bull snakes and some sites say that it is a subspecies of the gopher snake but others say it is the same thing as a gopher and pine snake. I know some sites are not reliable but I was just wondering.

Yea I have had the same issues, makes me wish they had gone into species to clarify this as classifications are always changing. Go off of what the list says.

[Froggie]

Ok so I was studying stuff about bull snakes and some sites say that it is a subspecies of the gopher snake but others say it is the same thing as a gopher and pine snake. I know some sites are not reliable but I was just wondering.

Yea I have had the same issues, makes me wish they had gone into species to clarify this as classifications are always changing. Go off of what the list says.

The list just says Pine, bull and gopher snakes.. Am I to assume that they are the same thing?

[Kyanite]

Ok so I was studying stuff about bull snakes and some sites say that it is a subspecies of the gopher snake but others say it is the same thing as a gopher and pine snake. I know some sites are not reliable but I was just wondering.

Yea I have had the same issues, makes me wish they had gone into species to clarify this as classifications are always changing. Go off of what the list says.

The list just says Pine, bull and gopher snakes.. Am I to assume that they are the same thing?

That is what i put, i figured the pine, bull and gopher were regional names based off of coloring.

[scioly2012]

Hi! This is my first time in an identification event and I don't really know what I'm doing Does anyone happen to know some good sources - books or on the internet? Thank you

[Froggie]

Hi! This is my first time in an identification event and I don't really know what I'm doing Does anyone happen to know some good sources - books or on the internet? Thank you

Peterson Field Guides, and this is a good website: http://animaldiversity.org/
Just type in <name of animal> adw and it should come up. (Doesn’t have every single one on the list, but has the info you need.)

[Kyanite]

Hi! This is my first time in an identification event and I don't really know what I'm doing Does anyone happen to know some good sources - books or on the internet? Thank you

Try wikipedia but remember to cross check with other sources. I used a lot of state websites along with zoos, research papers and blogs made by some retired herpetologists.

[Froggie]

This is a really random question, but if you're making the test, what should you call the "animal"?
For example, if I want to ask for the genus of a snapping turtle, should I just say "What is the genus of this species?" because you're not supposed to test on species, and I know it's not testing you on it but I was confused.

[Kyanite]

This is a really random question, but if you're making the test, what should you call the "animal"?
For example, if I want to ask for the genus of a snapping turtle, should I just say "What is the genus of this species?" because you're not supposed to test on species, and I know it's not testing you on it but I was confused.

I used, specimen, organism and subject. You can also just say turtle, snake, or lizard when it doesn't give away an ID ie: glass lizard, as soon as you call it a lizard some will realize it is not a snake if they haven't already.

[Almandine]

Which species of ambystomatidae should I focus on?

[Froggie]

Which species of ambystomatidae should I focus on?

None because no species.