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    Re: Male or Female?

    Quote Originally Posted by IsmQui718 View Post
    Definitely not a silly question. Lol.

    “Caudal” is a term used to describe something that’s towards the tail. For example- when probing, you’d want to insert the probe and go in the direction of the tail. Not towards the towards the head of the animal.


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    Thank you so are the caudal scales the scales after the vent ?



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    Re: Male or Female?

    Quote Originally Posted by Joelgriz8124 View Post
    Thank you so are the caudal scales the scales after the vent ?
    yes. technically sub-caudal
    google image 'probing snake' for more photos
    here's an example:


    another good link explaining scales:
    http://www.seanthomas.net/oldsite/scount.html
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    Re: Male or Female?

    Quote Originally Posted by AbsoluteApril View Post
    yes. technically sub-caudal
    google image 'probing snake' for more photos
    here's an example:


    another good link explaining scales:
    http://www.seanthomas.net/oldsite/scount.html
    Ohhhhhhhh I thought y’all were saying you could count how many scales it had bellow the vent and tell the sex, not how deep the probe goes 🤦🏻:cens0r:♂️ my bag thank you for explaining


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