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Hello all fellow snake lovers,

I just went to a exotic reptile show to buy my first ever snake. I've wanted a kingsnake for awhile now, and after seeing hundreds of snakes I got to talking to one snake breeder who seemed legit.

So I bought the snake and brought him home and set up his tank and all that jazz. Looking at the container I bought him in though, it is labeled "Lavendar Anerythrist" (lavender spelt wrong)

However, when I google "anerythrist" all I get are cornsnakes. cornsnakes. cornsnakes. (I wanted my king!!)

Was I jipped? Or did I just happen to snag a rare king? The little guy (named Orion) is gorgeous none-the-less but I don't want the sour taste in my mouth knowing I actually bought a cornsnake.

Here's a low-quality picture of him in my (sexy) hand taken with my cell phone. I can get good digital pics soon if they are needed to help identify.

Thank you so much for any future assistance!!

I'm not a kingsnake expert (or cornsnake either for that matter). But what you have is most definitely NOT a cornsnake. To my uneducated eye, it looks like a king or milk.

Steve

I would have to see a closer photo of the head to be sure, but it looks like it might be some sort of hybrid to me.

Overall, it looks like a Cal King, but the head pattern is "wrong" and the first couple of blotches with the light centers are troubling.

It almost looks like it could be some sort of kingsnake x anerythristic pueblan milksnake hybrid (if such a thing exists), but I would want to see a clear shot of the head before I could be sure.

Of course, I may have missed it completely!
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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, Texas

...that snake screams hybrid to me, but I would be hard pressed to say exactly what's in the mix there, other than Cal King.

Nice looking snake, though.
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Diego

Definitely has Pueblan influence in it.

>>>"I got to talking to one snake breeder who seemed legit"

*** Right,...."seemed" legit is the key word here...LOL!

What you have there is DEFINITELY an anery. hybrid cross,....probably of a Cal King x Milksnake(can't be sure of ssp.) x Cornsnake. But without knowing specifically what exactly was bred to make the combination, you will NEVER know for certain. Unfortunately, there are more hybrid combinations in the hobby now, than you can "shake a stick at", and the siblings never look the same as one another.

This is the VERY REASON I do NOT condone hybrids!!!(too long of a story). They ALWAYS get where they don't belong.

Don't feel all alone though, you, like MANY other folks, didn't get the animal you "thought" you were buying.

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

Thank you so far for your contributions and insight in my thread. I had posted this both in the kingsnake (general) forums and in this forum because I was not sure which one would be best suited.

I will call the vendor of this snake tomorrow and update you with any new information about this snake in the kingsnake (general) forum thread.