Originally Posted by Nanci (Post 1447132)

I can't think of a plasma that has bleeding. The margin of a lavender stripe or blood, to me, is always sharply defined between the belly and sides.

Originally Posted by notserp (Post 1602862)

I'm no expert but I have to say I agree with Nanci. Generaly it can be somewhat judged from the lenght of the tail but in my opinion this sometimes varies from snake to snake and isn't very good. I think the main thing is to just focus on the two inches after the cloaca. Like Nanci said. If the tail after the cloaca stays generaly the same thickness for those 2 inches it should be a male and if it tapers a female. Again like others said it can't be 100% realiable but I have had good success doing this with snakes 2 or older. It is a tough call with your snake.