Snake Identification Protocol
© 2000. Edwin Eugene Ott

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SIZE AND SCALE TEXTURE
Use hyperlinks to sequentially select LENGTH, BODY SHAPE,
HEAD and NECK SHAPE,and SCALE TEXTURE. A list of potential
species will be presented at the top of the page. If list is empty, return
to beginning and select adjacent descriptor values.

LENGTH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BODY SHAPE (small)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEAD and NECK SHAPE (small, slender)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEAD and NECK SHAPE (small, typical)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEAD and NECK SHAPE (small, stout)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BODY SHAPE (medium)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEAD and NECK SHAPE (medium, slender)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEAD and NECK SHAPE (medium, typical)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEAD and NECK SHAPE (medium, stout)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BODY SHAPE (large)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEAD and NECK SHAPE (large, slender)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEAD and NECK SHAPE (large, typical)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEAD and NECK SHAPE (large, stout)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCALE TEXTURE (small, slender, no neck)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCALE TEXTURE (small, slender, medium headed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCALE TEXTURE (small, slender, broad headed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCALE TEXTURE (small, typical, no neck)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCALE TEXTURE (small, typical, medium headed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCALE TEXTURE (small, typical, broad headed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCALE TEXTURE (small, stout, no neck)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCALE TEXTURE (small, stout, medium headed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCALE TEXTURE (small, stout, broad headed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCALE TEXTURE (medium, slender, no neck)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCALE TEXTURE (medium, slender, medium headed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCALE TEXTURE (medium, slender, broad headed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCALE TEXTURE (medium, typical, no neck)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCALE TEXTURE (medium, typical, medium headed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCALE TEXTURE (medium, typical, broad headed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCALE TEXTURE (medium, stout, no neck)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCALE TEXTURE (medium, stout, medium headed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCALE TEXTURE (medium, stout, broad headed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCALE TEXTURE (large, slender, no neck)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCALE TEXTURE (large, slender, medium headed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCALE TEXTURE (large, slender, broad headed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCALE TEXTURE (large, typical, no neck)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCALE TEXTURE (large, typical, medium headed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCALE TEXTURE (large, typical, broad headed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCALE TEXTURE (large, stout, no neck)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCALE TEXTURE (large, stout, medium headed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCALE TEXTURE (large, stout, broad headed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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August 14, 2000
minor revisions: August 27, 2000
Gene Ott

© 2000. Edwin Eugene Ott