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what species and what exact sub species of that species? please help? Thanks

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1) Eastern Black kingsnake(Lampropeltis getula nigra)with some possible Speckled kingsnake(L.g.holbrooki) geneflow eating a Copperhead(Agkistrodon contortrix ssp.)

2) Looks to be a Regal Ringneck(Diadophis punctatus regalis) consuming a California Mountain kingsnake(Lampropeltis zonata ssp.)

3) Banded Desert phase California kingsnake(Lampropeltis getula californiae) that consumed another California Mountain king(L.zonata ssp.) tough to tell exactly which subspecies though since the head isn't visible in either of the photos.

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

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good god u got it right on the dog can u answer the other threads? the others still arent sure?

Well, the video footage of the snake in the Asian street is extremely poor, shakey, and all over the place, but it definitely isn't any kind of cobra. I would have to agree with the other poster by the size and pattern characteristics that it is indeed a Radiated Ratsnake(Elaphe radiata).

A good reptile breeder friend of mine offered some of the very first albino forms of these many years ago in the 90's. This specimen below of course is a more contrasting patterned juvenile, but you can see the very distinct similarity of the patterning in the latter portion to the snake in the video.

~Doug

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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

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