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Found this guy around Knoxville Tenn. Just wanted to know what kind it is.

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Britton Bourland

that's a Black King, Not Mexican Black King...

~ZF
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L.g.nigra like Zenny said, black king. TN protects all her herps. Pics only, I believe.
:Mark
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Very nice...dang it! Looks better than the one I have (sigh)

Frank
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"The luxury of not getting involved departed with the last lifeboat Skipper..."

True. It is illegal to collect indigenous herps with the intent of keeping them captive.

rgds,
althea

Classic black King, these guys always put a smile on my face, the pattern typically gets more speckled as you go west in TN, as there are a lot of intergrades.

By the time you reach the southwest corner of the state, you will rarely find a king looking like the one in the photo--most are of the fully speckled variety. I've found nigrita around Nashville that look like the photo, but they change alot just a few hours SW on I40.

rgds,
althea

Definite Black King! Awesome!
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Hey thanks so much for helping me out! I caught this animal while I was on vacation. Everyone in Tennessee just called them "black snakes" or Black Racers". To be honest I've never heard of a black kingsnake besides the mexican one. Man I wish I could hold it again, It was so beautiful!
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Britton Bourland

Heh - I remember when I met some people from Halfmoon Bay and they told me their were tons of red racers in the field behind their house.

I was hoping for western coachwhip - but what they had were coast range garter snakes.
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