No one said a thing about "mass" denning. The term, to congregate is not exclusive to mass denning. I did say, from pairs to groups of various sizes. Sir, your grabbing at straws again. Use your brain and think, not comment.



Also, you really need to get away for AC, as these snakes are not designed for AC, they are without question designed for your natural enviornment. Also, if you handle them, you will not recieve reliable "normal" behavior, you will recieve, various flight and fight behaviors.



Also consider studying a species that is much easier to study then kingsnakes. Once you get a handle on an easy species, you can then compare behaviors without so much intrusion on the habitat. For sure, to know what kingsnakes do, you pretty much have to destroy habitat. And yes, I have done enough of that to feel real dang guilty. So I recomend to you, study a species that you do not have to disturb the animals and habitat to study. And if your lucky enough to find a basement like the other fella, do your best to study, protect and observe that situation.



Now consider, kingsnakes have always been my favorite and I do not work in the field with them any longer. The reason is simple, its harmful to them and their habitat to investigate deeper, if you get the picture. But its easy to compare data samples, that is, find kingsnakes doing the same behaviors as rattlesnakes. I will say, kingsnakes here gather in much larger numbers then rattlesnakes do. Hmmmmmmmmmm so far, maybe tomorrow will change that. Cheers FR

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