Lampropeltis getula ?

[Melinka]

Hi,

can anyone tell me which subspecies is it? I've got this snake a week ago. The previous owner said it is L. g. californiae. Of course it isn't... But is it floridana?

Thanks a lot!

ps.: It is not the best pic, I didn't want to disturbe my new friend, but if it is necessary I can take more shots!

[John_White]

Looks like L. g. floridana to me.

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[LooseAFur]

yea def not a cali

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[Derekcm87]

could it be a desert?

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[Fick]

could be a desert phase cali. i caught one with a similar looking pattern off the road a couple weeks ago.

a better pic would do a lot of help.

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[AGActaeonia]

Doesn't look like any Californian I've ever seen.

Coastal-Banded California Kingsnake:

http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/imgs/1...0708/1868.jpeg

Desert-Banded California Kingsnake:

Google Image Result for http://www.snakesite.info/pictures/KingSnake.jpg

I've owned several of each, and agree with Mr. White. Looks like some sort of Floridan, maybe some kind of cross, but not with an L. g. c.

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[Fick]

the yellow bands look much closer apart than the cali desert phases ive seen around my house. most likely a florida

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[HERPHAPPY]

I won't swear to it from just the picture, but I've bred aberent cal kings like that, also had similar desert kings, so they may be correct.

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[AGActaeonia]

Personally, I've never seen a Californian Abby that looked anything remotely like that, and wouldn't mind seeing one, either. All the Desert-phase Kings I've seen had a more crisp pattern, that one - if it were an L. g. californiae and I don't believe that it is whatsoever - would certainly be unique among many, I think.

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[telefrag]

Originally Posted by John_White

Looks like L. g. floridana to me.

ditto

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[Derekcm87]

Not an expert but IMO looks more like a desert, but more pictures could change my mind


Florida:

http://collierpestcontrol.com/images...-kingsnake.jpg

Desert:

http://www.mcmartinville.com/reptile.../splendida.jpg

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[Derekcm87]

more i look, more im thinking florida lol!! I dont know

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[Melinka]

Thank you for the ideas! Yeah, it is really looks like a L. g. floridana... He is about to shed, so in few days I will make some better pics!

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[LooseAFur]

the more I look, the more I think its a mix. There is a lot of natural crossbreeding between the Texas cousins L.g. splendida and L.g. holbrooki. If it was cbb it could be crossed with anything.

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[Melinka]

Thank you for the replies!
I took some pics yesterday about my snake. He is after shed, so we can see the colors better now. And it seems to be a L. g. floridana to me!
I hope it isn't a mix, or something like this, because I would like to breed him...

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[Melinka]

Here are some pics.

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