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Lampropeltis getula, commonly known as the eastern kingsnake, [3] common kingsnake, [4] or chain kingsnake, [5] is a harmless colubrid species endemic to the United States. It has long been a favorite among collectors. [5] Four subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here. [6]
Mole kingsnake (Lampropeltis rhombomaculata) California kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae) Eastern kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula getula) Speckled kingsnake (Lampropeltis holbrooki) Kingsnake species and subspecies include (listed here alphabetically by specific and subspecific name): [12] Guatemalan milk snake, Lampropeltis abnorma (Bocourt ...
The black kingsnake is a large to medium constrictor. Adult specimens attain an average size of 90 to 122 centimetres (35 to 48 in) in total length, with some reaching maximum total lengths of 147 to 183 centimetres (58 to 72 in). [3] [4] It is generally similar to L. getula getula, although its can be distinguished by its geography and ...
The common kingsnake is one tough animal. Sometimes called the Eastern kingsnake, they are not afraid to take on larger snakes or venomous snakes! They are shiny black snakes with yellow to white ...
Snakes, including the Eastern kingsnake. Hawks. Opossums. Raccoons “Just about anything that’s hungry will eat them,” Beane said.
Eastern hognose snake: Heterodon platirhinos: Colubridae: Secure (S5) Scarlet kingsnake: Lampropeltis elapsoides: Colubridae: Eastern kingsnake: Lampropeltis getula getula: Colubridae: Secure (S5) Eastern black kingsnake: Lampropeltis nigra: Colubridae: Imperiled (S2) Northern mole kingsnake: Lampropeltis rhombomaculata: Colubridae: Secure (S5 ...
The eastern milk snake ranges from Maine to Ontario in the north to Alabama and North Carolina in the south. [4] It was once thought by herpetologists to intergrade with the scarlet kingsnake (Lampropeltis elapsoides) in a portion of its southern range, but this has been disproved. [5] [6]
The milk snake or milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum), is a species of kingsnake; 24 subspecies are currently recognized. Lampropeltis elapsoides, the scarlet kingsnake, was formerly classified as a 25th subspecies (L. t. elapsoides), but is now recognized as a distinct species. [2]