House Snake Identification Help
I bought 1.2 captive hatched African house snakes that were sold as olive house snakes. They arrive tomorrow. The problem is that there are multiple subspecies that those could be, none of which interbreed so I want to be sure of what I've got. The seller said their parents were wild caught imports and he never could get a clear answer from the exporter when he asked what the Latin name was.
He had these pics so I'm posting them here (credit to Mike Schultz) to see if we can get a positive ID.
Hatchlings are nearly black and they lighten as they mature. The parents came from Ghana. I think that rules out South African olive house snakes ( Lamprophis inornatus) and green phase common house snakes ( Boaedon fuliginosus). And I *think* that these are "true olive house snakes," Boaedon olivaceus, formerly Lamprophis olivaceus. From my research it appears that their territories don't significantly overlap and B. olivaceus lives too far north to be either of the other subspecies.
Thoughts from those more experienced with house snakes?
Hatchling
Adult
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0.1 Hog Island Boa, 0.1 Woma Python, 2.3 Ball Pythons, 1.1 Stimson's Pythons, 1.1 Western Hognoses, 4.6 Corns, 1.1 Mexican Milks, 2.2 Black Milks, 1.1 CA Kings, 1.1 CA Red-Sided Garters, 2.3 Trans-Pecos Rats, 2.2 Russian Rats, 1.0 Olive House Snake
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