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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 ]
Arizona Milk Snake; Arizona mountain kingsnake; Arizona Patch-nosed Snake; Blackneck Garter Snake; Blind snake; Checkered Garter Snake; Coachwhip snake (Red Racer); Common Kingsnake
Lampropeltis pyromelana, the Sonoran mountain kingsnake or Arizona mountain kingsnake, [2] is a species of snake native to the southwestern United States. It can grow up to 36 inches (910 mm) in length. [3]
All these mnemonics apply only to the three species of coral snakes native to the southern United States: Micrurus fulvius (the eastern or common coral snake), Micrurus tener (the Texas coral snake), and Micruroides euryxanthus (the Arizona coral snake). Coral snakes found in other parts of the world can have distinctly different patterns, such ...
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.
The range of scarlet kingsnakes extends considerably further north and northeast than the eastern coral snake. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The scarlet kingsnake was once believed to have intergraded with the eastern milk snake , which produced a variation once named as a subspecies called the Coastal Plains milk snake ( L. t. temporalis ), but this is no ...
Behler JL, King FW (1979). The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles and Amphibians. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 743 pp. ISBN 0-394-50824-6. (Lampropeltis getulus holbrooki, p. 619 + Plate 560). Conant R, Bridges W (1939). What Snake Is That?: A Field Guide to the Snakes of the United States East of the Rocky Mountains. (With ...
The striped variant, in San Diego county.. Wild California kingsnakes are typically encountered at a length of 2.5-3.5 feet (76 – 107 cm), though they can grow larger; California kingsnakes on Isla Ángel de la Guarda, Baja California, Mexico, have been documented growing to 78 inches (2 m).