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The snake in photos, below, came out of a bag of mulch purchased from a pet store. The store claims it is an escapee and is a "Mexican Black Snake." The mulch company says they recognize the snake but doubt it would have survived the mulching process. Please e-mail me at joez@devMLS.com if you can identify it. Thanks, Joe.

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Cal King
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Austin Herp. Soc.

I left you a reply to this same post over on the "what kind" forum. And yes, it's a melanistic phase of striped California Kingsnake!

Here's a nice "50/50" banded example of the same subspecies in your photos.

~Doug

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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"

Send it to me and I will identify it for you as "mine"! LOL! Seriously, it is a cal king.
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Todd Hughes

it is a nitida phase cal-king
adam jeffery
a nice one at that
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"CARLOS MENCIA FOR EL PRESIDENTE"
hybrid breeders association
1.1 puebladurans
1.1 sinacorns
1.1 hypo corns
1.1 crimson corns
1.1 striped ghosts
1.1 kenyan sand boas
1.1 mbk
1.1 albino corns
1.2 pueblacorns (females are albino)
1.1 childrens python
1.3 ghost corns
2.2 butter(both females motley)
2.2 pyroxgreerixruthvenixcampbellixholbrooki
0.1 pyroxgreerixruthvenixcampbellixholbrooki
1.0 snow corns
1.0 jurassic milk
1.0 house snake
0.1 anery pueblacorn
0.1 bloodred
0.1 striped albino corn
0.1 albino nelsons
0.1 anery motley
0.1 normal corn het hypo,anery
0.1 hypo tang hondo
0.1 rosy boa

Well,....yes!....you are 100%, absolutely, undenyably, assuredly, and undisputedly correct!..LOL

Happy Holidays!

~Doug
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"

Cal king