Snake of the Day 01-01-16

Female (reduced orange) and Male (more orange saddles) Granite morph Gray-banded Kingsnakes (Lampropeltis alterna).  We still call this a morph because it has not been proven to be a mutation, but if not mutation, obviously a polygenetic morph.  Polygenic is the interactions between certain genes to render a snake atypical, compared to it’s nominate (wild-type) form.  And “yes” he’s chinning like he wants to take her out for a mouse and some quiet music.