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Saw this on the classified ads section.

http://market.kingsnake.com/detail.php?cat=6&de=229374

Adult Female Chain King

Has to be a mistake...

Black kings are here in S central OH, but no easterns, not even close!

This guy is in Gainsville and he was sold the snake by a collector so I would guess Lake City area. I guess the collector gave him that info but I told him thats impossible and that he should sell it as a unknown locality if the collector is gonna BS him.

Keith
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That the collector would have actually taken a quick glance at a range map if he was going to bs a dealer like that?

The collector said OHIO ?? LOL.
I guess liers are not the kind of people that take the time to look at books.

Oh, but I have some Peruvian local Ball Pythons here if anyone is interested.

Now the seller has an update at the bottom of his ad where he states,
"Locality given to me by the collector. I am selling her as she was sold to me. Please do not email me to tell me how stupid I am or to tell me that I should change it to what you think it is for locality. Thank you"

TELL YOU TO CHANGE IT TO WHAT WE THINK IT IS??? It's what we KNOW it's not. From OHIO. I can understand that it was the individual he purchased it from that gave him the wrong locality data. That, I have no problem with. What bothers me is it seems he could care less if it came from Ohio, Costa Rica, the North Pole, or where ever. He's bent on selling it as a Ohio locality Eastern King no matter how wrong that is. IF I had folks emailing me saying "Hey, Eastern Kings don't live Ohio", I might want check things out and maybe change my ad, but hey, I guess that's just me.

Steve