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Originally Posted by albertagirl
Wow, I've never seen these before, I didn't know they came in golden shades like that. They're gorgeous! I thought all the bamboo rats were red. (My rat snake knowledge is growing, but it's obviously still pretty slim.) Great pictures too, as always.
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Yeah, the other 3 subspecies of porphyraceus are vibrant red or orange. The vaillanti are probably the most distinctly colored of them all, usually a dusty golden peach color as adults. They tend to be the most difficult to get in the states, in my experience, at least.