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When they start darkening this way (red first) the juveniles go through phases where they take on the appearance of other triangulum subspecies such as andesiana and stuarti. The black tip on some of the red scales will gradually get so large as to completely obscure the red coloration on the scale. Others will show signs of darkening starting with the red rings. The black tipping will gradually get more intense until the white rings are completely obscured giving the snake a bicolored appearance similar to some of the other triangulum subspecies (hondurensis). In some specimens the white rings are the first to start darkening.
The gaigeae from the same localities tend to turn dark in the same manner. The change doesn't appear to be size dependent as much as age and locality dependent. I guess it would be safe to say that most juveniles start turning dark between 6 and 10 months of age. One juvenile still hasn't shown any darkening at 11 months of age. Some of the larger, older hatchlings didn't begin darkening until they reached 8-10 months of age and 30 inches in length. Of all juveniles one of the first to start showing signs of darkening was the smallest and youngest at about six months of age and 24 inches in length. I have observed hatchlings from three different gene pools through this process. It appears how fast they turn black could be a genetic trait governed by the individual gene pool. The darkening of growing gaigeae seems to be a gradual process that doesn't have a definite rule. Most juveniles are so brightly colored and attractive at birth it is hard to believe they will become so dark as they mature. Black tipping of the scales is moderately evident in some juveniles but is nonexistent in others.
Some specimens have a complete white nose band while others have only white mottling and remnants of a nose band. The rest of the red body rings range between 3 to 9 scales in length. The first red ring ranges from 9 to 13 scales long. The red rings are bordered by black rings and separated by white rings. This is a very unusual subspecies in that it under goes a complete ontogenetic color changeīlack Milksnakes are typically tricolored at hatching not unlike most other Central and South American triangulum subspecies.
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