Interested in knowing a little about them I'm familar w/ the north american Elaphe as well as, beauty snake teianura(spelled wrong) complex. Just wondering as most snakes begining w/ king are usually ophiophagus. Thanks for any help.
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King Rats temperments & latin name...
croc 2-3
Oct 26, 2004 04:10 PM
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rearfang
Oct 26, 2004 05:16 PM
The King Rat (depending on who is selling it) actually refers to a genus of snakes called Ptyas- most often to P. mucosus
That name is also often applied to Elaphe(?) carinata.
That is the problem with common names.
Frank
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