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>>LOL! You first.
I'll go first. 
The Outerbanks kingsnake is a valid subspecies, as Lazell and Musick demonstrated in the following paper:
Lazell, J., and J. Musick. 1981. Status of the Outer Banks kingsnake, Lampropeltis getulus sticticeps. Herpetological Review 12(1): 7.
There has been a recent attempt to invalidate this subspecies, but it is unconvincing. Of course anyone is welcome to read both sides of the argument and decide for himself/herself.
Palmer, William M. and Alvin L. Braswell. 1995. Reptiles of North Carolina. University of North Carolina Press.
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