Red Coronella austriaca
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2016 11:28 am
Dear all,
I just came across this interesting paper which reports on the rare observation of red Coronella austriaca, that is of a snake with an abnormal level of erythrophores. The specimen pictured looks amazing:
As always, the ecological advantage of such a coloration is questionable...
Did some of you already observe and maybe photograph erythristic snakes in the wild?
Source: Maèát, Z., Hegner, D., & Jablonski, D. (2016). Erythrism in the Smooth Snake, Coronella austriaca (Laurenti, 1768), Recorded from Georgia. Russian Journal of Herpetology, 23(1), 73-76.
P.S: Glad to be back on the forum
I just came across this interesting paper which reports on the rare observation of red Coronella austriaca, that is of a snake with an abnormal level of erythrophores. The specimen pictured looks amazing:
As always, the ecological advantage of such a coloration is questionable...
Did some of you already observe and maybe photograph erythristic snakes in the wild?
Source: Maèát, Z., Hegner, D., & Jablonski, D. (2016). Erythrism in the Smooth Snake, Coronella austriaca (Laurenti, 1768), Recorded from Georgia. Russian Journal of Herpetology, 23(1), 73-76.
P.S: Glad to be back on the forum