how will a kingsnake act when handled
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spike316
May 10, 2006 09:44 PM
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BlueKing
May 10, 2006 10:36 PM
Depends on where it's from and what species, ie: Speckled kings tend to be more nervous than other subspecies (until handled frequently), Eastern & Cal kings are pretty docile even when first picked up in the wild (except for an occasional musking, lol)
Is it captive born or wildcaught? Captive born snakes on average tend to be more calm then their wildcaught counterparts.
Zee
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"I am an expert on everything, but I know so little and have so much to learn!" -Carsten "Zee" Zoldy-
BobS
May 11, 2006 02:00 PM
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BlueKing
May 11, 2006 09:19 PM
N/m
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"I am an expert on everything, but I know so little and have so much to learn!" -Carsten "Zee" Zoldy-
spike316
May 11, 2006 09:59 PM
do they tend to be more like boas or gopher snakes.
rearfang
May 12, 2006 01:39 PM
Our wild caught Florida (mutts) & Brooks are usually very quick to calm. To my experience (and I have caught hundreds) less than one in ten will even try to nip when first caught. Females tend to musk more often or take a dump.
The only L. g. Getula I have caught was a prince from the word go.
Frank
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"The luxury of not getting involved departed with the last lifeboat Skipper..."
