I agree with the heat and food and would also add that I would make sure that the snake has a proper gradient so it can thermoregulate. A ten gallon tank is not big enough for a 4.5 foot kingsnake and it would be hard to heat one side and cool the other properly with the snake being too big for the enclosure. I have heard of many stories of cal kings biting themselves and in most cases the snake was hungry. It is possible your snake has a parasite infection or some kind of chemical poisoning. That going stiff thing is very strange. Do you have any other history on the animal? Oh, and I would keep that animal away from all of your other snakes until you can find out the cause!!

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• Suicidal, Weird behavior in Cali King - BPerry, Wed Jan 27 12:20:28 2010
• RE: Suicidal, Weird behavior in Cali King - markg, Wed Jan 27 13:29:51 2010
• RE: Suicidal, Weird behavior in Cali King - joecop, Wed Jan 27 13:51:26 2010
• RE: Suicidal, Weird behavior in Cali King - BPerry, Wed Jan 27 14:48:38 2010
• RE: Suicidal, Weird behavior in Cali King - SDeFriez, Wed Jan 27 15:16:06 2010
• RE: Suicidal, Weird behavior in Cali King - joecop, Wed Jan 27 17:37:45 2010
• RE: Suicidal, Weird behavior in Cali King - markg, Wed Jan 27 18:38:40 2010
• RE: Suicidal, Weird behavior in Cali King - antr1, Wed Jan 27 13:47:06 2010
• RE: Suicidal, Weird behavior in Cali King - joecop, Wed Jan 27 14:20:57 2010
• Good call Joe! - DMong, Wed Jan 27 19:18:42 2010
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• RE: Good call Joe! - DMong, Wed Jan 27 23:05:10 2010
• RE: Suicidal, Weird behavior in Cali King - BPerry, Wed Jan 27 14:22:54 2010
• The band is just fantastic........... - JKruse, Wed Jan 27 14:53:06 2010
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• RE: The band is just fantastic........... - BPerry, Wed Jan 27 18:40:26 2010
• RE: Suicidal, Weird behavior in Cali King - avalanche, Wed Jan 27 15:12:02 2010
• RE: Suicidal, Weird behavior in Cali King - BPerry, Wed Jan 27 15:56:24 2010