Found this little one outside of my apartment. Not into colubrids so any ideas?
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cenobite74
Oct 12, 2009 09:15 PM
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cenobite74
Oct 12, 2009 09:16 PM
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"What are you afraid of? What ever it is, it's here. That and things your little irrational mind couldn't even dream of."
DMong
Oct 12, 2009 11:32 PM
That's a Prairie Kingsnake(Lampropeltis c. calligaster)
They are very closely related to Mole kings. There are two other subspecies.
Nice find!
~Doug
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"
DMong
Oct 13, 2009 12:03 AM
Range maps show the northern area of Alabama to be occupied more by the red Mole King(L.c.rhombomaculata), so it could be an intergrade of the two I suppose, but it's really tuff to tell from those pics. If it's a more reddish brown, then it likely has more Mole(rhombo) influence, but it still could be an intergrade of whatever percentage of either.
But in any case, definitely a "calligaster" subspecies of kingsnake either way.
best regards, ~Doug
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"Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!"
arachadillo
Dec 06, 2009 08:03 PM
first picture sure does look like a Corn Snake
The article says they are pretty common.
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