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Found last night. Looks like just out of egg which it late up here.

There are no corn snakes in this area. Eastern Milk??

Thanks for any input.

Lampropeltis triangulum (Eastern Milk).

Nice looking one at that.

Thanks for the info!

Seems really late for a hatchling of any type in the mountains.

Unfortunately this baby was found by the house cat before the little girl found it so has an slight injury to the side of the head. We are going to try to feed it and see what happens. Anybody want it if it lives?

Thanks.

>>Thanks for the info!
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>>Seems really late for a hatchling of any type in the mountains.
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>>Unfortunately this baby was found by the house cat before the little girl found it so has an slight injury to the side of the head. We are going to try to feed it and see what happens. Anybody want it if it lives?
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>>Thanks.
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it's older than it looks... they are smaller than that when they hatch. That one is probably 1-2 months old.
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PHWyvern

Hey ! Id gladly take him from you Im working with NC trianglum and getula ! Let me know if nobody wants it, and ill see what I can do !

Yes I would gladly take it for rehabilitation ,Thanks David of DS Reptile rescue ,removal & Rehabilitation Lufkin Texas

I know this response is late in regard to the original post... By chance if you read this could you possibly hint as to where. Basically far west... ie mountains or closer to the piedmont? I have family in Franklin, NC and as a kid found eatern milks on the property frequently, although, after many years herping and breeding various triangulum I have found them to be a rather infrequent occurrence. The typical easterns I've found there are smaller in size and tend to exhibit more of an obvious reddish tint. Whether this is a far eastern influence of syspila or just a quirky and great isolated population are questions that have been on my mind for a number of years now. Thanks for anyone offering any info on this. Chris.

The snake was found in Avery County. Linville to be exact. It was the second from this clutch found in a girls bedroom. The first was released outside, this one was injured by the cat before they found it. Unfortunately this baby did not survive long. Such a loss. Beautiful snake.

Thanks for the reply.

Another note. I have never seen another in this area and have been here 20 years.

Interesting... First thanks for the response. Shame the lil' one didn't make it. As an issue of circumstance I'd have to guess that they are probably 'niche' animals up there... Hmmmmn oh well looks like I'll always look for them when I'm up there =)