http://forums.kingsnake.com/forum.php?catid=72 Welcome to the Gray-banded Kingsnake Forum. Called one of Texas living gems by naturalist writer Alan Tennant, these orange and gray, or gray and gray, kingsnakes have long been fancied by hobbyists. Once thought to be rare, it has since been determined that the desert dwelling alterna are one of the more common snakes throughout their known range, which includes parts of Northern Mexico, Southwestern Texas, and parts of Southeastern New Mexico. Hobbyists are responsible for much of the knowledge regarding the habits of these secretive animals, both their reproduction and management in captivity and their natural history in the wild. These hobbyists are also responsible to expanding the known range far beyond originally known. Here you may post messages or questions pertaining to all aspects and issues regarding the keeping, breeding, health, and conservation of Gray-banded Kingsnakes, Lampropeltis alterna. Chat live with other kingsnake enthusiasts in the kingsnake.com Chat Room. Chat room is open 24/7. If you are a new user to this forum, please take the time to review the rules first before posting: Terms of Service. http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2115757,2115757 July 18th from 10 am till noon, visit the SnakeDays Facebook page for more details http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2115433,2115433 I’ve looked into getting a Grey banded kingsnake but in my research I’ve found that some people say one thing and others say the opposite. These are some of the questions that I need to know couldn’t find a good answer for: How large of a tank do you need for a full grown adult? What kind of l... http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2115242,2115242 Hello Kingsnake lovers. I am a German hobby author of books and articles about snakes. For a current project I am searching a pucture of a Greybanded Kingsnake without red colour (e.g. Black Gap). Would be glad, if someone could provide my project with a nice pic, needs to have resolution of 300 d... http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2114141,2114141 Has anyone here collected alterna in Upton County, TX? Would love to see some of the locality variation from King Mountain area. Post if you got 'em. ~E http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2113948,2113948 I just bought a new Alterna, Blairi phase. He arrived yesterday from Reptile Raptures, I do feel like I over paid for him at $405 shipped, but he is currently the only one online that I liked. So far the little guy is very energetic and seems to be loving the custom enclosure that I have built. I am... http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2113299,2113299 This is my female eating her first meal after laying eggs. This is first year, and it doesn't look like the eggs are good. -----Kent http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2113101,2113101 Madam and Sire to offspring in below posts. -----R.Bichlers Colubrids http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2113098,2113098 Enjoy! Life's to short! -----R.Bichlers Colubrids http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2113097,2113097 If you have something nice to post. Post it. Thanks, -----R.Bichlers Colubrids http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2111920,2111920 It's that time of year, we are gearing up for our 6th year of the event. To dat;e SnakeDays has raised almost 25,000 for reptile and amphibian research in Texas. Please help with your support, event tickets are on sale now and Tshirts will becoming soon.Www.snakedays.com http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2111402,2111402 I recently acquired a baby gray banded King, she's only about 8 inches long, and when I got her she was shedding. I got her Wednesday afternoon, and by Thursday morning she had shed everything but the last inch or so on her tail. So it's been about 2 days. Will this hurt her in the long term? I know... http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2111322,2111322 So for the first time in my adventures I observed not 1 but 2 Alterna in Terrell county in April. 1 - 8:45 pm Friday April 29th. 2 - 11:05 pm Saturday April 30th. Photo is up in facebook. The season is ON! http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2111264,2111264 Good Afternoon, We are once again offering full page color advertisements in the program we print for SnakeDays. These are printed in very high quality and we distribute about 150 programs at the event. The cost of printing the program is considerable, and we have been able to fund it every year ... http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2111053,2111053 It's that time again, SnakeDays is only a few more months away. Event tickets, posters and some shirts left for sale.SnakeDays http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2028592,2028592 My west alpine grayband laid two bad eggs about a week ago, while I out of town. However it appears that she has more to lay. She looks fine and is behaving fine, I just would like any help I can get. Thank You http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2028338,2028338 When this used to be the happening place in cyber space? What happened? http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2028319,2028319 I realize very few alterna collectors read this forum anymore but didnt know where else to post this update. Tomorrow night, May 16th will be 31 years since I found a 14 inch male blairs on the pandale dirt road just north of Langtry. He is still going strong despite of some sort of internal growth... http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2028218,2028218 The time is almost here, you need to buy your tickets early to save the increase in price at the door.SnakeDays http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2028162,2028162 This is a very cool project, started by Dan Johnson back in the 90s. If you google Dan Johnson Black Gap alterna you can find his site that lists all of his breeders, and offspring, clutch results, etc. (I'm sure most of you know this) 3 morphs have come out of this Black Gap locale, Hypomelanisti... http://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2028091,2028091 Pics of my Black Gap locale group coming soon enough... -----www.albinomilksnake.com Search for me on facebook!