anerythristic/okeete
Future snake breeder
i found a king snake hatchling yesterday, it is banded, has black, and where the ones i ussually find have white or pale yellow it has lime green. He is very docile and likes to curl up in my hand.
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What kind of kingsnsake did i find?
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anerythristic/okeete
Future snake breeder
I know but i dont have anything to take pictures with as of right now, it looks similar to a cali king
HerpsOfNM
My name's Blurryface...
given your location, you're on the fringe of 3 "former" subspecies intergrade zones. About an hour south into the Chiricahuas (Highway 80 area) you can get influences of desert kings (L. g. splendida), Cal kings (L. g. californiae), and Mexican black kings (L. g. nigrita). The Thatcher/Safford area is a tad north of the traditional intergrade zone of all 3. I'd venture to say you're seeing a mix of desert king and cal king. Cal kings can have a greenish, lime tint if you will, to their white banding, particularly more noticeable in older animals.
anerythristic/okeete
Future snake breeder
It looks like it hatched within the last couple of weeks
HerpsOfNM
My name's Blurryface...
Most likely a late hatch from last year. Still not uncommon to have the color you describe.
Below are some "desert kings" from the Animas, NM area. The banding influence from cal kings isn't as strong that far east from the NM/AZ line, but you can still see it.
Hidalgo Co., NM
Socorro Co., NM - no cal king influence. Notice the side patterning is more speckled and not wanting to form a band.
And something different. Found just within the NM state line in Hidalgo Co., NM. The person that found it chose to release it instead of keep it.
anerythristic/okeete
Future snake breeder
those colors are very simalar to what i found
anerythristic/okeete
Future snake breeder
i think mine was a cali
This was a king snake I caught in Phoenix a few years ago:
I caught this snake before I had ever owned a snake, and I remember feeling bad for it because I thought it had a cut on the underside of its tail. Now I realize that was just its vent!
I caught this snake before I had ever owned a snake, and I remember feeling bad for it because I thought it had a cut on the underside of its tail. Now I realize that was just its vent!
smigon
Old enough to know better
Is this the same snake you found and named yourself, the "Speedway King"?
http://speedwaykings.weebly.com/
http://speedwaykings.weebly.com/