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What kind of snake is this?

Nitrlion - the first thing I am going to do when you ship me that snake is change the name to "fella fella" lol. Nice choice in a name and have fun raising him.
 
He is up to 7 grams and tonight is feeding night. my friend at a local petstore is going to sex it for me. Should I start a progression thread?
 
Ill start it when I get home! He refused a f/t pinkie lastnight but he ate 5 days ago so im not to worried
 
Definitely a juvenile Black king(L.g.nigra) in that specific area. They typically look very similar to other juvenile kingsnake subspecies as youngsters, having cross-bars and lateral speckling. That snake will most definitely become much darker and look much more like the other older Black kings you have seen in your area as it matures.


~Doug
 
In this area the kings will range from mostly black to ones with a lot of yellow remaining as adults. I really don't think they are intergrades being in this area. Around here they are fairly common. Ryan good luck with it and if you decide you need a good place to release it let me know and we can bring it down here and release it safely.
 
I sure am glad I stayed out of the bulk of this topic. Anyhoo...

Glad to hear the little Fella is eating for you! These guys readily adapt to captivity, so if you wanted a new pet and a chance to get into keeping kings...this is the chance. Keep him the same as your cornsnakes, and you'll be just fine.

I did want to address something...

Rattlesnakes, coachwhips, racers, whipsnakes, and Indigo snakes are all considered "immune" to pit viper venom. I don't know for sure, but I wouldn't test the theory that this applied to ALL vipers, or even all pit vipers, because venom components may vary from region to region. It certainly wouldn't apply to Elapid venom, such as Coral snakes or cobras.

I also wouldn't test the theory that they are completely immune, meaning they receive no damage from envenomation. It seems that an overwhelming amount of venom would be damaging, even if not life-threatening.

Besides that, rattlesnakes have large fangs. Even if the venom itself is no more effective than clean water to them, inch-long puncture wounds can cause severe damage to bones, musculature, nerves, and vital organs.

I will say that I have no problem with someone that feeds stillborn or f/t kinked hatchlings to ophiophagus snakes. Someone that breeds king cobras or coral snakes might find cornsnakes an easy-to-breed food source for commonly difficult captive species, just like we find lab rodents an easy-to-breed food source.

But I do take strong issue with anyone gaining pleasure or entertainment value from the needless suffering of any animal. Hunt, kill, and feed yourself or your pets with a sense of humanity, and you're OK in my book, regardless of your specific choices. Take pride or pleasure in torture, and we have issues...

My $.02, which you must have assumed you'd get... ;)
 
I agree 100%

I would rep you but it says I have to spread it around lol.

To the OP: How is the little one doing for ya? Any updates... Pictures? :D
 
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