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I have a few snakes. I was told what they were, but then they don't look like what I was told.

these are all my snakes I'm linking from my facebook just to find out what they are.

6yr old female corn
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2036243&id=1106272668&saved#!/photo.php?pid=30929139&id=1106272668&ref=fbx_album

1 yr old female motley corn
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2036243&id=1106272668&saved#!/photo.php?pid=30929145&id=1106272668&ref=fbx_album

1 yr old black motley corn (stayed purple now turning yellow)
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2036243&id=1106272668&saved#!/photo.php?pid=30929144&id=1106272668&ref=fbx_album

both together
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2036243&id=1106272668&saved#!/photo.php?pid=30929138&id=1106272668&ref=fbx_album

palomar ghost mountain california king snakes (reliable source but want to make sure)

male 9-10 yr old
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2036243&id=1106272668&saved#!/photo.php?pid=30866888&id=1106272668&ref=fbx_album

same snake better pic
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2036243&id=1106272668&saved#!/photo.php?pid=30929140&id=1106272668&ref=fbx_album

female
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2036243&id=1106272668&saved#!/photo.php?pid=30929141&id=1106272668&ref=fbx_album

sorry, not on facebook, try embedding the photos here. When you view the photo, right click it. There should be an option to copy the photo address. Then paste it here with an [ img ] tag (without the spaces). and then do a [ /img ] and that should work.
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1.0 Rosy Boa
0.1 Mexican Rosy Boa
1.0 Coastal Carpet Python
3.1 Miniature Daschund
0.1 California Kingsnake
1.0 Western Coachwhip
0.2 Desert Kingsnake - 1 Just laid six eggs!
1.0 Long-nosed Leopard Lizard
1.1 Desert Box Turtle
0.1 Tiger Salamander
1.0 Texas Banded Gecko

ok here are the better pictures

cornsnake

palomar ghost mountain california kingsnake
male

female

motley corn

black motley corn (stayed purple now turning yellow too)

both

Well, the pics aren't exactly top quality, so it is sort of tough to know if the photos depict the animal's actual colors and shades or not. But going by what I see there, the first pic looks to be a ........

1) hypomelanistic corn(reduced melanin)

2) It does look to be a "Palomar ghost" Cal. king. This morph originated from the Palomar airport region of Carlsbad California. Kerby Ross(of Lonesome Valley Reptiles), and Brian Barczyk(BHB)both produce these morphs and offer them for sale. I really wouldn't refer to that as a "mountain" king, just simply a "Palomar ghost" to lessen any confusion with other species of Lampropeltis(pyro's, zonata, greeri, thayeri, etc..).

3) normal motley corn

4) either a light anerythristic motley, or typical ghost motley(anery x hypo)(hard to tell exactly from those photos exactly what shade it actually is. They both typically develop more yellow as they mature.

regards, ~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

my website -serpentinespecialties.webs.com