Just when I thought I'd seen it all! (visitor from San Diego)

[Hunter Fishman]

I know this guy is a local resident to San Diego & I'm sure some of you have seen them before but I'm not sure just how rare he is, (especially in my area) & out of the 28 years I've lived in my area, exploring every nook & cranny i could get to, I have never seen one in person or in a picture or even heard of them for that matter.
On top of that, I found it almost in city limits, crossing the road next 2 a gas station.
I captured him for ID & soon after released him near where I found him.
4 ft, Flawless scales, beautiful pattern & no damage!
Really, one of the coolest snakes I've found.
Ladies & gentlemen, allow me to introduce to you, THE STRIPED MORPH KING SNAKE!


I've found several kings but never this breed. I thought he mite be an escaped pet but he didnt act like he had ever had contact with humans or ever been in a tank.

Any thoughts on this guy finding his way to riverside/ San Bernadino County?
This actually has me quite curious.

 

[Forum Janitor]

very cool, never seen one either

 

[Dougie67]

Ive seen a lot of kings but none like that that pretty cool great sighting

 

[msteiger]

I saw one like that in Temecula when I was a kid. Never saw another like it, was beginning to think I'd imagined it.

 

[BuckHunter]

That is new to me. Cool.

 

[Lungpopper]

I've seen them around here before. Never new they were a king snake.

 

[Sdbirds]

Caught quite a few

 

[NBK]

Have not seen one for a while but have in the past...

 

[ilovesprig]

I have a lot of kings on my property......Typical black & white stripes......In captivity, they will breed with other types of snakes and can have any number of patterns.

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[nicapopolis]

Unfortunately I would have turned my blinker on and went right over him. Looks like the damn road stripes.