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franks
06-10-13, 01:37 PM
Hey Lampropeltis people, was wondering if any of you could explain the difference between a normal eastern king snake (chain king) and a black eastern kingsnake. Is this a morph, or a subspecies?

StudentoReptile
06-11-13, 08:52 AM
They are two different subspecies.

Lampropeltis getula nigra is the eastern black king.

Lampropeltis getula getula is the eastern chain king.

franks
06-13-13, 12:25 PM
They are two different subspecies.

Lampropeltis getula nigra is the eastern black king.

Lampropeltis getula getula is the eastern chain king.

Thank you. I figured but could not find any info. I would assume they interbreed with the chain king, and was not sure if they were separate subspecies. We have both species in flemmington nj.