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I just got a new addition to make snake family (actually two, but the california king snake was easy to verify species). This snake was supposed to be a three year old male corn snake, which I thought would be perfect for mating with my two three year old girls. When we got there, it was pretty obvious to me that this snake was not a corn snake (I'm still arguing with my boyfriend as to whether or not it could possibly be pure bred corn, I say no way). My first thought was that it was a ratsnake, but on closer inspection I think it might be a cross. Is there any easy way to tell them apart? The snake is an orangy brown in color, with four greenish stripes running the whole way unbroken down his back. He has a small head, which made me think corn snake, but very thick body, much thicker then my corns. Is it possible to post pictures off of your desktop? I've tried before and couldn't get it to work.
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Pets:
1.1.0 Albino Corns
0.1.0 Normal Corn
2.0.0 Green Iguanas
0.0.1 Florida King Snake
0.1.0 Rat Snake

Load your digital picture onto your computer, you will need some program like Photshop, with an image resizer because there is a size limit on pics in this forum. (1200 x 1000, I think, you can double check that in the Photo Gallery) Use the image resizer to make the picture small enough to be loaded, and then resave it. Go to Photo Gallery and click "Upload Photos" then it will give you an option to search your computer for the image, search for it, find it and click on it. If it is the right size it will load automatically, and from then on, every time you post you will have a drop down option allowing you to insert photos.
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0.1 Bearded dragon
0.1 mexican kingsnake
1.0.2 Leopard Gecko's
0.0.1 Rose Hair Tarantula
1.0 BTS
0.0.1 Reverse Okeetee Corn
0.1 Bullmastiff
4.1 Cats

From the description alone it sounds like either a yellow rat (because of the stripes) or an Everglades rat (because of the color). My understanding is that they integrade quite frequently, so it could be a little of each. Go to the rat snake forum - the pic right next to the heading that says Rat Snakes is a yellow. Is that anything like your snake?

Corns do often develop the lateral lines as they age commonly seen on yellow rat snakes. So, the lines alone aren't enough to say it isn't a corn.
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Darin Chappell
Hillbilly Herps
PO Box 254
Rogersville, MO 65742

Alright, I'm going to try to post a picture of him...

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Pets:
1.1.0 Albino Corns
0.1.0 Normal Corn
2.0.0 Green Iguanas
0.0.1 Florida King Snake
0.1.0 Rat Snake

and another, this time him with my corn...

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Pets:
1.1.0 Albino Corns
0.1.0 Normal Corn
2.0.0 Green Iguanas
0.0.1 Florida King Snake
0.1.0 Rat Snake

this one is of his tail...maybe some one is better at judging then I am whether he really is a he, or the last owners were misinformed

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Pets:
1.1.0 Albino Corns
0.1.0 Normal Corn
2.0.0 Green Iguanas
0.0.1 Florida King Snake
0.1.0 Rat Snake