Very black specimens are by no means limited to the eastern part of it's range, nor are specimens like yours limited to the Ozark region. Another factor that significantly complicates your search, therefore demands some careful consideration, is that most captive Black Ratsnakes probably are of mixed origin. I'm certainly not suggesting that this includes your specimen, but if it can ever be traced back to a certain locale, it would have been worth mentioning when it still was on sale, wouldn't it?

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