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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 ]
A black kingsnake consuming an Eastern Garter Snake. Black kingsnakes occupy a wide variety of habitats and are one of the most frequently encountered species by humans in some states. Preferred habitats include abandoned farmsteads, debris piles, edges of floodplains, and thick brush around streams and swamps. [3]
Eastern milksnake: Lampropeltis triangulum: Non-venomous Mississippi green watersnake: Nerodia cyclopion: Non-venomous North American racer: Coluber constrictor: Non-venomous Northern pine snake: Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus: Non-venomous Northern redbelly snake: Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata: Non-venomous Prairie kingsnake ...
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.
Eastern racer: Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster: Prairie kingsnake: Lampropeltis getula holbrooki: Speckled kingsnake: Lampropeltis triangulum: Milk snake: Masticophis flagellum flagellum: Eastern coachwhip: Opheodrys aestivus: Rough green snake: Pantherophis emoryi Great plains ratsnake: Pantherophis obsoletus: Western ratsnake ...
Acute kidney injury has been reported in a few cases of black mamba bites in humans as well as in animal models. [17] Death is due to suffocation resulting from paralysis of the respiratory muscles. [17] [42] Untreated black mamba bites have a mortality rate of 100%. [17] [43] Antivenom therapy is the mainstay of treatment for black mamba ...
This is a list of snake species known to be found in the U.S. state of Illinois. [1] Concerns and listed statuses come from the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board's February 2011 Checklist of endangered and threatened animals and plants of Illinois and the Illinois Natural History Survey's website.
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]