I was roadhunting in extreme southwest Illinois this evening and came across this Speckled/Black King intergrade.
Tim
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A Cool Kingsnake I Found Tonight
tspuckler
Oct 07, 2011 10:27 PM
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Jlassiter
Oct 07, 2011 11:06 PM
>>I was roadhunting in extreme southwest Illinois this evening and came across this Speckled/Black King intergrade.
Awesome Tim....It's been a couple years since I've found a wild king snake down here in South Texas.....And I've been trying a little lately.....lol
Great find!
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John Lassiter
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Zach_MexMilk
Oct 08, 2011 01:38 AM
Great find, Tim! How large was it?
tspuckler
Oct 08, 2011 09:39 PM
Zach,
It was less than 3 feet - somewhere in the 30-32 inch range.
Tim
a153fish
Oct 08, 2011 07:52 AM
Nice find! That is a perfect example of an intergrade.
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DMong
Oct 08, 2011 10:35 AM
Awesome find Tim!
Yep, that is a prime intergrade example of the two subspecies in that area...
~Doug
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denbar
Oct 08, 2011 11:52 AM
Nice find Tim. Ain't roadhunting fun!
--Dennis
rosspadilla
Oct 08, 2011 12:05 PM
Great find to end the season!
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DISCERN
Oct 08, 2011 01:04 PM
Very nice find there!
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Genesis 1:1
bigtman
Oct 09, 2011 02:12 AM
Nice find. I would love to go herping one day
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Tom S
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