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My son bought this snake from a couple who rescued it from a a family that no longer wanted it. The original owners were calling in a corn (which I'm sure is wrong). The people my son got it from said it was a grey banded king, but I'm not sure. I thought it might be a milk snake, but I'm no expert and that's just a guess. The pictures are not very good, but I hope they help. And is there any way I can tell the difference?

Your son is close. It is in the mexicana group but the blurry pics make it tough to point out.
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don't marry the cow when the milk is free when the milk drys up it's time for a new cow

Charlie's right,...it's of the mexicana complex, and it's too bad the second pic is so blurry, but it actually looks to be a cross of either San Luis Potosi Kingsnake(L m. mexicana) x Gray Banded King(L. alterna), or Nuevo Leon Kingsnake(L. m. thayeri) x Gray-Banded King. It doesn't look to be a pure subspecies of either because of the band pattern, and the solid colored head with the very wide light neck band.

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