Video of the Common Kingsnake . ... Desert Road Trippin' ... Trading Post Products...
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Common, or Eastern, king snakes are medium-sized snakes reaching three to six feet (.9 to 1.8 m) in length. Often called 'chain snakes' or 'chain kings' because of the white chain-like markings on their body, this snake is easily recognized.
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Kingsnake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kingsnakes are a type of colubrid snake that are members of the Lampropeltis genus, which also includes the milk snake along with another four species and 45 sub-species. Lampropeltis means "shin...
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Lampropeltis getula - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lampropeltis getula is a harmless colubrid species found in the United States and Mexico. A distinct color pattern and the common belief that this species actively hunts for venomous snakes helps t...
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Nature: The Common Kingsnake, Lampropeltis getulus, occurs widely in the U.S. and is noted for its ability to eat venomous snakes. ... Except for its pungent cloacal fluid, the Common Kingsnake we caught at Hilton Pond Center was quite dry, but it was almost slick to the touch; unlike rough-skinned snakes,
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Common Kingsnake; Lampropeltis getula; ... description 36-82" (91.4-208.3 cm). A large chocolate brown to black kingsnake with a highly variable back and belly pattern. Light-centered scales may form distinct crossbands, "chainlinks," lengthwise stripes, blotches, or speckles on the back.
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Common kingsnakes show great variation in color patterns across the range of the species. There are between 7 and 10 subspecies of common kingsnake, all of which are easily distinguished by their distinct color patterns.
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HABITAT: In Arizona the Common Kingsnake is found in biotic communities ranging from the desertscrubs, through the grasslands, and into the lower reaches of Madrean Evergreen Woodland and Great Basin Conifer Woodland.
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A long, slender, harmless snake, the common kingsnake reaches lengths of approximately 3¼ feet (100 cm) in Arizona, although rare specimens reach 6 feet (180 cm). In most of the Sonoran Desert it is a dark brown or black snake with narrower bands of yellow, white, or cream going around the body, widening on the belly.
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