Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster, from West Tennessee.
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The other 'Cal king'
batrachos
Jun 05, 2008 09:35 AM
Replies (4)
CFlowers
Jun 06, 2008 09:26 PM
Heres the other version...
batrachos
Jun 08, 2008 07:35 PM
Nice snakes! I didn't know albino prairies were out there.
cn013
Jun 06, 2008 10:23 PM
Very interesting Prairie you've found there... have you found others proximal to it? Are they your typical muted brown to olive or more like that snake? Thanks...
Chris
batrachos
Jun 08, 2008 07:34 PM
I've found several other prairie kings in the same area, including a massive DOR specimen over 5' total length; they're actually by far the most common large snake under our coverboards at the Milan Army Ammunition Plant. This is the only post-juvenile spotted phase I have seen there; most individuals have been the more typical plain brown snakes with very muted, almost invisible markings, except for a couple of brightly colored juveniles. I am guessing that the juveniles of both forms look similar; do any of you breeders know whether this is true?
When I flipped up the coverboard the first thing I thought was "milksnake"! LOL.
