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Originally Posted by CosmicOwl
Rat snakes are natural climbers with prehensile tails. When they're in your hands, they will usually have their tail wrapped around something as an anchor.
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Exactly. Rat Snakes also have a flat belly with well defined edges that allows them to hold onto uneven surfaces, say the bark of a tree or a brick wall. Kings are very round lol.
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Originally Posted by CosmicOwl
Edit: I think this could be a jungle corn(Corn x king snake), but the coloration looks off. Maybe a different species of king snake, instead of a cal king.
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I had not considered a hybrid as a possibility but now that you mention it and after seeing the additional photos I'm inclined to agree.
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Originally Posted by MDT
looks rat snake-ish to me, but i'm a python guy....
btw, the anal scale (or plate) is exactly what it sounds like 
look down by the cloaca (where it poops). the scale that covers the cloaca (place where all the action takes place) is the anal scale/plate. it will either be a single scale or divided. |
^ this, but if it is a hybrid the anal scale would probably be inconclusive... Hybrids are beyond me, I've never handled one. I do not know what features would be passed down and which would not.
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