Quote Originally Posted by Ophiuchus View Post
I think corns are somewhere inbetween kings/milks and the other U.S. rats. I mean, they have smooth scales unlike their rat kin, and they seem to breed more readily with kings/milks than with other Pantherophis/Elaphe; hence all the hybrids. Of course, they have been some occasional P. obsoleta/guttata crosses, but they're few and far between compared to the "jungles" (Cal king x corn), "sinacorns" and etc.
Do you have any idea if this is because those crosses are easier, or just because kings/milks and corns are the more popular species, while most of the rat snakes aren't as popular?