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Kingsnake species and subspecies include (listed here alphabetically by specific and subspecific name): [12] Guatemalan milk snake, Lampropeltis abnorma (Bocourt, 1886) Gray-banded kingsnake, Lampropeltis alterna (A. E. Brown, 1901) Mexican milk snake, Lampropeltis annulata Kennicott, 1860; California kingsnake, Lampropeltis californiae ...
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]
The California kingsnake is a cathemeral species of snake; they may be active day or night depending on ambient temperatures. [ 5 ] [ 10 ] When disturbed, California kingsnakes will often coil their bodies into a ball [ 11 ] to hide their heads, hiss, and rattle their tails, which can produce a sound somewhat resembling that of a rattlesnake .
Its specific name, elapsoides, is a Latinization of the Greek word éllops (ελλοπς) [9] which refers to coral and was used to describe the 19th century genus, Elaps (the type genus of the family Elapidae), which included the eastern coral snake (Micrurus fulvius), a venomous species which the scarlet kingsnake resembles and with which the ...
The California mountain kingsnake (Lampropeltis zonata) is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake that is endemic to North America. It is a coral snake mimic , having a similar pattern consisting of red, black, and yellow on its body, but the snake is completely harmless.
A moderately sized snake, the gray-banded kingsnake can grow up to 4 ft (120 cm) in total length (including tail), with the average total length being 3 ft (91 cm). [7] It has a relatively wide head (when compared to other kingsnake species), and has large eyes with round pupils .
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]
The desert kingsnake (Lampropeltis splendida) is a species of kingsnake native to Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico, United States. It is not venomous, colored yellow and black. The desert kingsnake's diet consists of rodents, lizards, and smaller snakes, including rattlesnakes. They normally grow 3–4 ft long, but have been known to grow up to 6 ...