I used to keep a group of Cal kings. Over Winter, all would be in a large plywood box, free to mingle. The oldest male and the largest female would be coiled up on or next to one another most of that time. This was repeated for many years until I gave them away. Older male was 18, female was 16-17yrs old. They stayed together and would breed in Spring.



The younger females and males did not do that until they were older, and then some paired off as well.



I couldn't prove "bonding" from this, but the above behavior was fascinating and not evident when you keep them singly. And it suggests some kind of interaction.



One Spring day I mistakenly left the cage door ajar on the older adults (room was sealed so no escape). I was at work for 12 hrs. I came home and found them mating behind some cages. I fed the female afterwards, she was voracious. It still seems odd that two kingsnakes loose in a large room would be found together just fine.
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