kingsnake x cornsnake?

[RachelS.]

Hey guys,
My friend Austin (who goes to my school) and I were thinking about breeding his kingsnake with my cornsnake... that is, if my cornsnake is a female. Aren't they called jungle corns or something? I need a little help and some info here! Thanks a bunch :p

[Scott Wahlberg]

Rachel breeding hybrids together usually isn't as easy as as just sticking the two snakes together and waiting for them to breed. There is alot of work that goes into creating hybrids. I actually think all hybrids are wrong and IMO I feel there is no reason to create them. Do the smart thing and buy a Cornsnake and breed it your Corn Snake.

[Simon]

yes those are called jungles
just make sure you label the hatchlings as jungle corns and tell people that they are hybrids.

also I would have to remind you, make sure that the female corn is at least as big as the king or even bigger. Even then you'll have to keep a close eye at them...or else the king might start making a meal out of the corn.

In my opinion, don't do it.
I am biased..I don't like hybrids...

[vanderkm]

As Simon indicated - real risk of having your female corn injured or killed if the kingsnake is a california kingsnake - they will aggressively feed on other snakes. While I have nothing against hybrids, I would not suggest that anyone attempt them as their first breeding project - not that easy to get different species to accept each other and breed. Many jungle corns are bred from pairs of jungle corns rather than from the two parent species - there are a few photos of a couple of ours in this forum that were produced that way. They can be pretty animals, but there is a lot of controversy over whether mixing species is a good idea.

mary v.

[Removed_2815]

To go along with females size being an important factor; I have also read that small females may become egg-bound as a result of such an unnaturally larger egg. Whether this is valid or not I cannot say, as I have zero experience with such a pairing. This is purely heresay but makes sense to me.....
Cheers,
RMB

[RachelS.]

Yes, I knew it would be difficult and a big risk, but I thought it might be kind of fun. I'm more into breeding snakes for the experience, not the money... I could care less about profit.

I, too have a problem with most hybrids. I believe in real animals that you would actually find out in the wild, just as I don't like most anything but normal colored reptiles, too... I think albinos are ugly. But that's an opinion. My intentions are good and like I said - I'm out there for the fun of it.

Anyhoo, we probably won't end up doing it. It was just a thought. I guess I'm excited about this whole breeding thing because right now my BCIs are mating ;)

[Katt]

Rachel, I'm glad you've taken a mature choice regarding hybrid breeding.

I also agree on albinos. Yucky!

[Andy_G]

It is better to have a female King and a male Corn because Kingsnakes simply lay larger eggs and a female corn would have a high chance of getting eggbound.

I don't see why people are telling you to "do the right thing " and so on...I don't want to start a debate because it will never end...but...if you do it, as Simon said, make sure people know what they are getting.

[MouseKilla]

I don't see why anyone cares about the purity of a CB bloodline. Just about anytime you breed snakes they won't be from the same population and therefore would not produce offspring that are the same as you would find anywhere in the wild. Sure there are people that breed only locality specific snakes but the vast majority of captive breeding is done with animals that would never cross paths in the wild. As long as a population natural phases are maintained and none of the weird morphs are released into the wild I don't see what the problem is. Look at dogs and cats, they have been crossed every which way for several hundred years and you can still find pure breds even though there are no wild populations.