Snow and Okeetee [DUW]

I guess it depends on the naming thing as well. Some people have taken to the name change and others havent. Just becuase they are intergraded or in the same family doesn't mean they are rat snakes. All pure corns are Elaphe Guttata while most of the north american rat snakes are elaphe Obsoleta(sp?) therefore putting them in the same genus but differnt species. I'm not arguing that they aren't closely related its just that they are a differnt species. There are 30+ species in the Elaphe genus