Found these two lastnight and was wondering how rare it is to find these like this in the wild, in the area I would say about half of the population looks like these or some kind of variations. I found about 7 of them but all others were dor some really beautiful ones to its a buisey road. Give me some feed back in what u think
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southern california kingsnakes awesome!!
kingsnakeadam
Apr 23, 2012 04:34 PM
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gerryg
Apr 23, 2012 06:22 PM
Uncommon/rare... no... the very fact half the population exhibits this sort of look should make that evident.Local populations can and often do exhibit a unique "look" for a variety of reasons. Is your find cool... oh yes... but nothing that will make you rich or famous.
Unless you're looking at having some nice looking pets and committing years to their care I'd let those two go where you found them... when 5 out of 7 are found dead those two living examples could very well make a difference to the ongoing well being of the local population you've found... far more rewarding ten years down the road imo.
Gerry
emysbreeder
Apr 30, 2012 08:48 PM
OR...DEFY THEIR DESTINY, MAKE MORE!Nature wound be able to keep up. In ten years you could be replacing the population (away from the road) with gravid females and juvies! vm
emysbreeder
Apr 30, 2012 08:54 PM
Correction nature "woun't" ....man i can mess up a post. Cought a 5 ' yellow ratsnake today in St.Aug. Fl. My tortoise enclosures act like the drift fences FFW use. And its nice to be able to catch stuff without leaving home. Fla swamp land,"you gotta love it Vic
emysbreeder
May 01, 2012 12:05 PM
Here's two pics of the snake I mentioned in the previous post. I'm sure glad he is on patrol on my property.
Common Names: Yellow Ratsnake, Chicken Snake
Scientific Name: Elaphe obsoleta quadrivittata
boomslang2050
May 04, 2012 09:45 PM
Never herped southern california (specially since I've only been there once and it was cold), nice looking snake! I'd sure love to know where you are find those in case I ever make it out that way. My view is that any snake that is found on the road would have probably been a dead snake, so I don't feel too badly about keeping a snake every once in awhile especially if I'm planning on breeding them....and of course it is legal to own them.....and your not collecting in a protected area.
