I have seen these situations in Ky and it is clear to me these are sexually active snakes. Generally sites with abundant sunshine and lots of AC in which pairs of kingsnakes are often found together under the same sheet of roofing tin and maybe 4 to 8 snakes total at the site. We see these conditions in late March and early April. These snakes appear to be spending the winter in the maze of rodent burrows beneath the AC. Most of these snake will move out after a few weeks but a few gravid females will remain well into June. Definitely a congregation but I would stop short of calling it a mass denning. There can be numbers of these types of places in a fairly small area. Phil

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• FR, why do they congregate in Winter? - markg, Sun Nov 13 01:17:56 2005
• RE: That is indeed a better question, isn't it - FR, Sun Nov 13 10:29:02 2005
• RE: Is there evidence to support congregation behavior in other kingsnakes - BobBull, Sun Nov 13 12:50:35 2005
• RE: Is there evidence to support congregation behavior in other kingsnakes - FR, Sun Nov 13 15:52:17 2005
• I don't know.... - Joe Forks, Sun Nov 13 16:16:38 2005
• RE: I don't know.... - FR, Sun Nov 13 17:02:40 2005
• RE: I don't know.... - Joe Forks, Sun Nov 13 19:38:49 2005
• RE: Is there evidence to support congregation behavior in other kingsnakes - Phil Peak, Sun Nov 13 21:09:27 2005
• RE: Please sir, think - FR, Sun Nov 13 22:01:59 2005
• RE: Please sir, think - Phil Peak, Sun Nov 13 22:23:00 2005
• RE: Is there evidence to support congregation behavior in other kingsnakes - ratsnakehaven, Sun Nov 13 19:08:17 2005
• RE: Is there evidence to support congregation behavior in other kingsnakes - FR, Sun Nov 13 20:27:35 2005
• RE: Is there evidence to support congregation behavior in other kingsnakes - Phil Peak, Sun Nov 13 21:35:39 2005
• RE: see new post above. n/p - FR, Sun Nov 13 21:43:52 2005
• RE: Thanks for clearing up my question - markg, Mon Nov 14 21:06:20 2005