Posted on 09/04/2013 7:56:58 AM PDT by BenLurkin
The species was thought to be extinct after a label incorrectly read that the snakes inhabited only an area of northwestern Iran.
"For that reason they were thought to be extinct for 140 years," says Ettling. "It wasn't until 1983 that a couple German entomologists rediscovered them in Northeastern Turkey so they were off a little bit."
As soon as the word got out that the rare snake species were still alive and slithering in eastern Turkey, snake collectors rushed to scoop up as many of the already wiped-out species as they could.
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Hey Sal! Found a foot and a half long shed skin in the backyard earlier today and thought of you :-) We’re hoping it came from a kingsnake...we’ve seen them around over the past few years and would love to encourage them to stay.
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