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how many totally black king there are?

is the black mex is born norm looking and change to black when he grow?

what is the name of the mexking morph that they born black?

The Eastern Black Kingsnake (L.g.nigra) can be solid black above, but has a black and yellow belly. Many Eastern Black Kings also retain some patterning so they aren't black backed. They max out at 4-5 feet, although most are smaller.

Mexican Black Kingsnakes (L.g. nigrita) are generally solid black as adults (they often have a few white scales under the chin). The babies are generally pretty solid black as well. They max out at 4-5 feet but are generally a little larger than nigra.

I used to have a friend that bred nigrita and he used to sell his solid black babies for $20 more than the slightly patterned ones (they have a light desert kingsnake pattern). This always made him laugh because in 6 months, they would all be solid black and the only difference was that some people were $20 poorer!

Black Milksnakes start out as tricolored milksnakes but get glossy jet black as adults. They max out at 6 feet (the record is over 7 feet).
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