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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]
Kingsnakes vary widely in size and coloration. They can be as small as 24" (61 cm) or as long as 60" (152 cm). [2] Some kingsnakes are colored in muted browns to black, while others are brightly marked in white, reds, yellows, grays, and lavenders that form rings, longitudinal stripes, speckles, and saddle-shaped bands.
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]
Eastern hognose snakes can be found in woodland and coastal areas with sandy soil. ... Mole kingsnake. The mole kingsnake, or Lampropeltis rhombomaculata, is a nonvenomous, constricting snake ...
A juvenile eastern milk snake (L. t. triangulum) A young milk snake found in central Tennessee that has just eaten a lizard. Due to the many colors of the eastern milk snake (L. t. triangulum), it can resemble the coral snake, corn snake, fox snake, scarlet snake, and most importantly, the venomous snake genera Agkistrodon and Sistrurus.
Eastern mud snake: Farancia erytrogramma erytrogramma: Rainbow Snake: Heterodon platirhinos: Eastern hognose snake: Heterodon simus: Southern hognose snake: Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata: Mole king snake: Lampropeltis getula getula: Eastern king snake: Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides: Scarlet King Snake: Lampropeltis triangulum ...
The eastern glass lizard in this photo was mistaken for a snake. But an alert reader of the Island Packet in Hilton Head, SC, pointed out “the ear hole behind his eye and down slightly ...
The Apalachicola kingsnake (also known as the Apalachicola Lowlands kingsnake) is a subspecies of nonvenomous colubrid snake found in a small area of the Florida Panhandle known as the Apalachicola Lowlands. Long argued as to whether or not it is a subspecies, the Apalachicola kingsnake was formerly named Lampropeltis getula goini.