I.D. My king?

Well, ive had this girl for.. 3-4 years...
i bought her as a cali king :8: (obviously she not)
im pretty sure she is a king cross of some type.
Ive heard many ideas of what she could be. Any ideas?

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...mMacros016.jpg
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...mMacros018.jpg
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...mMacros017.jpg

Speckled king maybe? I'm not very knowledgeable about kings, but that is what immediately came to mind.

Pretty snake, whatever it is.

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Originally Posted by kc261

Speckled king maybe? I'm not very knowledgeable about kings, but that is what immediately came to mind.

Pretty snake, whatever it is.

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Im thinking shes somthing along the lines of eastern x florida...
idk. shes just so unique.

It's all getula, there have been quite a few changes to those subspecies lately. If you go by current subspecies however, I'd have to say floridana-ish, but it's probably a mix.

Later, Matt

That animal is an Apalachicola king, also known as a blotched king or goini. They are found in a small area of the Apachicola National Forest in the Florida pan handle, near Tallahassee. Really fun snakes that can get very large.

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Originally Posted by Brandon Osborne

That animal is an Apalachicola king, also known as a blotched king or goini. They are found in a small area of the Apachicola National Forest in the Florida pan handle, near Tallahassee. Really fun snakes that can get very large.

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Brandon! THANK YOU!
honestly, i should have figured it out. They vary in pattern and color so much, but you are correct.

No problem! Beautiful king! I have a few myself and have been keeping them since around 92. One of my favorite colubrids.

to me(but just my opinion) he looks like a speckled king snake. i have of 20 of them at one time they are very gentle snakes

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Originally Posted by jacob985

to me(but just my opinion) he looks like a speckled king snake. i have of 20 of them at one time they are very gentle snakes

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The difference between the snake above and a speckled king is the individual scale pattern. While goini may appear somewhat similar to speckleds, they are distinctly different. Where speckled kings have a single center spot on every scale, goini have a cross cut spot that covers about half of the scale in yellow and the other half black.
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...sjuly29019.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...forsale032.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...s/DSCF7810.jpg
Another interesting feature of goini is the variability of color and pattern within a single clutch of animals.

Thanks for sharing that great info Brandon! So all 3 of the pics you posted are goini? They are gorgeous.

I found this pic of a speckled that clearly shows the spot in the center of every scale that you mentioned:
http://www.nebherp.org/images/df/k_sk.jpg

Wish we could still see the pics of the original snake on this thread.