Mexican black kingsnake.....

**EeekSnakes** · 01-06-07, 01:36 PM

Has anyone ever, or know of, a successful mating of a Mexican Black kingsnake and a cornsnake? And what the results would be if bred to an anery or amel?

**Nette** · 01-06-07, 01:44 PM

I dont think this cross has been done in Canada...I would think the melanin in the Mex. Black would over shadow any pattern from the corn

Fenderplayer108 · 01-06-07, 01:58 PM

It's been done, there was a thread over on the old KS forum about it. http://forum.kingsnake.com/hybrid/messages/6734.html

Although it's very old, and the picture doesn't show up for me. But I do think that it has been done.

**Carol** · 01-06-07, 05:46 PM

I've seen crosses that were 75% corn and 25% MBK, which means the original 50/50 pairing must have been possible. They looked a lot like Jungle Corns and didn't have as much melanin as one would think, but again, they weren't 50/50.

**vanderkm** · 01-08-07, 01:30 PM

These were done and I believe they were referred to as 'forest corns'. From what I can recall the first generation looked a lot like muddy jungle corns - the jungle corn type body, saddle pattern, muddy tan ground color and brown saddles without much border. I have not seen photos of the F2, but out of a breeding to amel or anery corn I expect those would remain hidden in the F1, would be expressed in the F2 - similar to what happens with jungle corns. Given that the mexican black is patternless you might get patternless coming out in the next generation too - though I am not sure it if would be inherited as a single gene recessive.

mary v.

**Dionythicus** · 01-18-07, 02:36 PM

This is what Mesozoic Reptiles is selling, 75% corn, 25% MBK. Kinda cute, I think.

http://www.mesozoicreptiles.com/njcaf2.jpg

Lore · 01-18-07, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by Dionythicus

This is what Mesozoic Reptiles is selling, 75% corn, 25% MBK. Kinda cute, I think.

http://www.mesozoicreptiles.com/njcaf2.jpg

OH! That IS cute!

galenwbritt · 10-21-07, 06:52 PM

I knew this thread existed.........just took me quite a bit to find it again. LOL

Anyway, here are a few more pics of this years hatchlings from the same place. Very nice "hybrids" in my opinion......good lookers.

***dead link removed***

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**Dionythicus** · 10-22-07, 09:41 PM

I'm getting a message that says the ad has been removed. Bummer.

galenwbritt · 10-22-07, 09:47 PM

Dang........your right. They were there when I posted yesterday, guess they sold them all. I even checked their website and could not find them. They were nice.

Sorry.

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