Apologies for reviving an older thread, but I thought this might be a good place for the question I've been meaning to ask:

I'm looking at buying a Mexican black kingsnake from Outback Reptiles and having it shipped to me in the near future, but how can I be sure that what I'm buying is indeed a MBK and not a Baja or hybrid, etc? I've never owned one before and I certainly wouldn't want to get stuck with a different species than what I asked for. If I purchase a jet black individual is it a safe bet that it's a real MBK?

Outback Reptiles has far more good reviews than bad, but I'm also aware that they sell thousands of animals in a year... Josh from their customer service might not have a detailed history on the animal, so I want to be prepared.