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The snake in photos, below, came out of a bag of mulch purchased from a pet store. The store claims it is an escapee and is a "Mexican Black Snake." The mulch company says they recognize the snake but doubt it would have survived the mulching process. Please e-mail me at joez@devMLS.com if you can identify it. Thanks, Joe.
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Yes, it looks like a Mexican Black Kingsnake and a healthy one most likely from the pet store.
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It's a Cape kingsnake (L. g. nitida) from the cape region of Baja California.
They don't consider them a valid ssp anymore, & are listing them as Cal kings. I still call them nitida.
The Mexican black kings are blacker & don't have a stripe.
Cheers,
Max
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"And the rest is all in his head"
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