Well, to be quite honest, it's virtually impossible to identify that one with any certainty at all without knowing and seeing the parental stock lineage that produced it. I'd say the "kingsnake" (getula) label the store had on it is actually the most accurate label for it. It does "look" like and resemble what an aberrant Eatern king might look like, but I would have serious reservations about an awesome genuine aberrant Eastern king (L.g.getula) showing up at a pet store simply labeled as "kingsnake" anyway. I would bet Cal. king is very likely to be in it's genetic lineage if I were to guess. There are very few wacky aberrant Eastern kings in the hobby, but many countless THOUSANDS of aberrant patterned Cal. kings of endless types and combinations.

A good clear shot of the face/head would also possibly help indentify some subspecific features.



cheers, ~doug
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