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the previous owner said it was a milksnake, which i didnt believe that from first sight. I have been looking up pics and I believe it is a desert kingsnake. Am i right? ps. it is getting ready to shed.

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Heidi Kagarise
purpledragon777@hotmail.com

1.0.0 MALI UROMASTYX (Spike)
1.0.0 BEARDED DRAGON (Dexter)
0.2.0 LEOPARD GECKO (Bitsy & Jewel)
0.0.1 BALL PYTHON (Slick)
0.0.1 SNAKE (speices not identified for sure yet)(Speck)
1.0.0 BUDGIE ('G')
0.1.0 POTBELLIED PIG (Zoey)
2.2.0 BARN CATS
0.0.3 FISH
0.1.0 MINI REX RABBIT (Tu)

n/p

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Heidi Kagarise
purpledragon777@hotmail.com

1.0.0 MALI UROMASTYX (Spike)
1.0.0 BEARDED DRAGON (Dexter)
0.2.0 LEOPARD GECKO (Bitsy & Jewel)
0.0.1 BALL PYTHON (Slick)
0.0.1 SNAKE (speices not identified for sure yet)(Speck)
1.0.0 BUDGIE ('G')
0.1.0 POTBELLIED PIG (Zoey)
2.2.0 BARN CATS
0.0.3 FISH
0.1.0 MINI REX RABBIT (Tu)

Thats a Lampropeltis getulus nigritus.

You can google for the name and find some pics of it.

Greets,

michiel

if you go to http://www.lafermetropicale.com/boutique/index.php?rubrique=Animaux&letter=L#
and look at the pic of the snake its almost identical

That's not the belly of a Nigritus. It looks like a Desert to me too.
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Ace

looks like a BIG desert king to me. show us a picture after it sheds.

>>the previous owner said it was a milksnake, which i didnt believe that from first sight. I have been looking up pics and I believe it is a desert kingsnake. Am i right? ps. it is getting ready to shed.
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>>Heidi Kagarise
>>purpledragon777@hotmail.com
>>
>>1.0.0 MALI UROMASTYX (Spike)
>>1.0.0 BEARDED DRAGON (Dexter)
>>0.2.0 LEOPARD GECKO (Bitsy & Jewel)
>>0.0.1 BALL PYTHON (Slick)
>>0.0.1 SNAKE (speices not identified for sure yet)(Speck)
>>1.0.0 BUDGIE ('G')
>>0.1.0 POTBELLIED PIG (Zoey)
>>2.2.0 BARN CATS
>>0.0.3 FISH
>>0.1.0 MINI REX RABBIT (Tu)

Well I have showed these pics around to a few more snake people and I was told it is definately a desert king. I also read that the markings on a hatchling desert king are brighter and get duller with age. Also deserts get about 4 feet, sometimes up to 5 ft. Well this beauty is approx. 4, so he must be an adult. I also popped him to sex him, its definately a male. (through popping i also found my bp to be a female) Thanks everyone. I will post more pics once he sheds.
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Heidi Kagarise
purpledragon777@hotmail.com

1.0.0 MALI UROMASTYX (Spike)
1.0.0 BEARDED DRAGON (Dexter)
0.2.0 LEOPARD GECKO (Bitsy & Jewel)
0.1.0 BALL PYTHON (Mona Lisa)
1.0.0 DESERT KINGSNAKE (King Tut)
1.0.0 BUDGIE ('G')
0.1.0 POTBELLIED PIG (Zoey)
2.2.0 BARN CATS
0.0.3 FISH
0.1.0 MINI REX RABBIT (Tu)

n/p

(through popping i also found my bp to be a female)

I'm impressed you were able to pop a 4 foot male. Usually only juveniles can be popped with much success. Don't trust popping to ID a female, to be really sure a female IS a female you need to probe her...popping can only confirm males, imho.
terry