Posted by:
oldherper
at Thu Sep 16 19:40:23 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by oldherper ]
Sorry, Cody...that's definitely a California Kingsnake, not an Eastern Kingsnake.
The only questions are:
1. Where did it come from?
and
2. Is it the only one?
The fact that the posted has stated that he (or she) has seen "several" of them of varying sizes is worrisome to me.
It is likely an escaped (or released) pet if it was truly found as the poster says it was. Or, worse yet, the progeny of an escaped pet. It is exactly this sort of thing that puts our hobby (or profession) in jeopardy. Releasing non-native animals is extremely stupid and destructive and invariably results in new, more restrictive legislation being proposed...not to mention the damage it causes to native wildlife populations. ----- We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. Ralph Waldo Emerson
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