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Snake ID

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I have no information on this animal other than it was brought into a reptile rescue - I was asked by a friend of a friend for an ID. It looks to me like some sort of North American colubrid but I'm not able to put my finger on the exact species - I have no idea if it's a morph or not.

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It's not the same as that mole snake. Look at the parietals on this one, they are absent in the other.

Does this snake have a single or divided anal scale? About how long is it?
 
It's head shape and scaleation matches a california king. It has smooth scales, 7 upper labials, a loreal, a preocular, 2 postoculars, and 2 anterior temporals. It's in the size range and the body type and head shape are right on. If it has a single anal plate I would feel very confident based on pictures that that is what it is.

I would open up it's mouth and check for fangs....... just in case.
 
Thanks for all the replies! I emailed them back as soon as I got their email yesterday - I asked for pics of the cloaca and tail. I specifically asked if it had a split anal scale - I'll report back with that info when I get it. Thanks again for all the thoughts!

I have not personally seen the snake yet so I can't speak to it's length other than what can be seen in the photos.
 
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