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After many different opinions i have decided to post this message (and photo to see if anyone can help me identify my snake !! pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

Thanks

Andy (calvo)

It looks like some sort of Pituophis, but it also looks a bit odd. If it's captive-bred, I'd bet that it's a hybrid with both Pituophis and Pantherophis (=Elaphe) parentage. Doesn't look right for pure Pituophis--the scales on the top of the head immediately in front of the eyes, for instance... for Pituophis there should be four, but I only see two in the picture. Two would be typical of Pantherophis, Lampropeltis, and most other genera.

Patrick Alexander

I would say by the head color and markings, it has Elaphe Vulpina (fox snake) influence. Could be a pituophis X Vulpina hybrid.
Brian Baker

Looks to be a normal bull/gopher snake to me? I can't see individual scales from the photo...
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Not yanking your chain here. If you look where I said (top of the head in front of the eyes. Look at a bull it is where the four bar like scales are)and compared it to a Typical bull, you can't miss it. My screen picks it up fine.
Frank

First thing i thought was a bull/corn cross ,the bull/foxsnake cross ,maybe bull/greatplains rat cross

I would bet almost all my money its a mexican bull or mexican bull by some other sort of bull/gopher. The head strongly suggests P. deppei (not sure on which sub) but it does look like it has some other sort of Pituophis in there.
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