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RE: Hey, FR, Extra Question, Please

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Posted by: FR at Tue Dec 23 10:49:01 2014  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by FR ]  
   

That sir is a guess, as it has the look of a wild caught, its rare for a wild caught to look captive hatched, but it does occur.
Its about the shape of the body and the color. Wild caught snakes tend to be more Athletic, less rounded. Also wild caught snakes tend to have a "tan" so to speak. They have a dark cast that does shed off after a couple sheds.
Also, that color and pattern can and does occur from central Fla south. Its not what was called the canal "brooks" of the old days. Its more of a normal southern Fla. phenotype. Those super lite Brooks were more of a natural occurring hypo. I hear they are no longer found there.
One needs to remember that getula is polymorphic. And all locals have a fairly wide range of normal phenotypes. Both in color and pattern.
Kingsnakes are indeed variable. And its rare to say by color and pattern, the exact local and be accurate. You can say, that color and pattern is common in one area and rare in another.
I hope the above allows you to understand that the animal you have "could" have been found over a fairly large area. In the field, you find and snake and you can say, THIS IS FROM HERE. Once that information is lost. Well, its lost. Happy Holidays


   

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