Here is the reply form John Jenson, Head on Nongame Wildlife for Georgia Department of Natural Resources (and just a really cool guy [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] ):
<TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=85%><TR><TD><font class="pn-sub">Quote:</font><HR></TD></TR><TR><TD><FONT class="pn-sub"><BLOCKQUOTE> I agree - that doesn't look like a native Elaphe, unless it is a hybrid guttata x obsoleta (which I doubt). Probably would be best not to release it, just in case. Do you have any thoughts about what else to do with it? Any nature centers around you that would take it?
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Another herping buddy of ours has found a few babies that appear to be the same species (or subspecies) in a different area. Maybe GA has a new subspecies [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_confused.gif[/img]
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