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So I noticed an ad in the newspaper today for someone selling a snake. They claim it is a hybrid of KING,,,,Corn....and Milksnake. That is not possible is it? Right? Or am I wrong?
I think it is just someone who doesnt know what the hell they have and is guessing. But I just wanted to check with you guys first. Cause if it IS possible, then I am going to go check it out!
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Crazy ZooLady

The laws of taxonomy do not seem to apply to many snakes!
Recently, members of genus Lampropeltis (king and milk snakes),
Elaphae (rat snakes) and Pituophis (pine , bull, gopher snakes)
have been found fully able to breed with one another and create FERILE young.

The breeders who do it have to "trick" the snakes into breeding.
Example: A breeder has a pair of corn snakes and a female kingsnake. He takes the fheshly shed skin of the ovulating female corn and mixes it with some water in a blender. Then takes the female king and sprays her with the "love potion" and puts her with the male corn...who believes her to be a female corn and breeds her.

There are now integrates betwwen all types of rat, king, and gopher/pine snakes.

Personally...I find these animals much LESS interesting as man made hybrids than the naturally occuring snakes...but...just check out the "hybrid" forum and you'll se what I mean!

huh, I will have to go have a look then. Its only 60 bucks for it. Sounds like a good deal to me
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Crazy ZooLady