I've found that most chains from throughout their range tend to be mellow & handle quite well, often even immediately after capture. However there are exceptions. As has been mentioned, disposition varies from animal to animal regardless of where they come from within their range. Every once in a while you'll find a chain king that will rattle their tail, strike, bite & musk, even after spending time in captivity. Others, won't bite, but don't hesitate to musk.



Regarding size, I've noticed, on average that southern chain kings (NC, SC, GA - 4-5ft) tend to be bigger than northern chain kings (NJ, MD, DE - 3-4 ft). The largest chain kings (close to 6') I've ever found or seen were from GA. I've also noticed that the heads on northern chains seem to be smaller than the heads on southern chains.



Incidently, I've also seen some very large cane field FL kings, so it doesn't surprise me to learn that the largest chain on record was an intergrade.

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• Differences - Eastern & Georgia Chains? - snakemother, Fri Dec 28 21:33:08 2012
• RE: Differences - Eastern & Georgia Chains? - DMong, Fri Dec 28 23:32:19 2012
• actually was Alachua County, Florida - DMong, Sat Dec 29 00:57:08 2012
• RE: Differences - Eastern & Georgia Chains? - tspuckler, Sat Dec 29 17:40:32 2012
• RE: Differences - Eastern & Georgia Chains? - PeeBee, Sun Dec 30 16:37:07 2012
• RE: Differences - Eastern & Georgia Chains? - willstill, Mon Dec 31 09:46:19 2012
• RE: Differences - Eastern & Georgia Chains? - Jlassiter, Mon Dec 31 11:09:38 2012
• RE: Differences - Eastern & Georgia Chains? - PeeBee, Mon Dec 31 19:13:25 2012
• Yep! - DMong, Mon Dec 31 22:25:12 2012