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The Mexican kingsnake is endemic to northeastern Mexico. The nominate subspecies is found in the state of San Luis Potosí. [6] The typical habitat of this snake is rocky hillsides, valleys and deserts in mountainous regions [4] as well as woodlands, oak forests and grassy areas. Its altitudinal range is 1,300 to 2,400 m (4,265 to 7,874 ft ...
Like all kingsnakes, the Mexican black kingsnake is a constrictor and is non-venomous. Their diet includes other snakes —particularly rattlesnakes which are also common to the region— and as a result, has developed a resilience to various kinds of venom. [5] This species will also consume small rodents, lizards, birds, and eggs. [1] [5]
Download QR code; Print/export ... Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... Species named Mexican kingsnake include: Lampropeltis ...
Unlike many of the other Mexican kingsnakes,L. ruthveni has a fairly consistent coloration, consisting of white stripes on red, bordered by black. The red is always very vivid, and the black banding is relatively thick compared to that of the other Mexican kingsnakes.
Lampropeltis mexicana thayeri, currently known as lampropeltis leonis, or Nuevo León kingsnake, variable kingsnake, or Thayer's kingsnake, is a nonvenomous snake belonging to the family Colubridae. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Thayer's kingsnake is a subspecies of the mexicana group of the genus Lampropeltis . [ 2 ]
The common kingsnake is known to be immune to the venom of other snakes and does eat rattlesnakes, but it is not necessarily immune to the venom of snakes from different localities. [ 10 ] Kingsnakes such as the California kingsnake can exert twice as much constriction force relative to body size as rat snakes and pythons .
Nelson's milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum nelsoni) is a subspecies of king snake that is found in Mexico from southern Guanajuato [2] and central Jalisco [2] to the Pacific Coast. [1] It is also found on the narrow plains of northwestern Michoacán [ 2 ] and on the Tres Marias Islands .
Lampropeltis webbi has been found in rugged montane pine–oak forest in the Sierra Madre Occidental, near the border between the Mexican states of Durango and Sinaloa. [1] It has been found only on a small stretch of a single highway in this region, with most of the specimens being found dead on the road.