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What is the difference between

seeulater Oct 27, 2008 12:57 AM

What is the difference between the California Kingsnake and Common Kingsnake?

I have a friend that say my kings one the my California Kingsnake is a Common Kingsnake. Here is a pic of them.

The other one

Replies (3)

zach_whitman Oct 27, 2008 01:33 AM

the name.

common king is a generic term that usually means all Lampropeltis getulus sp. This includes everything from floridana to californiae.

mattkau Oct 27, 2008 12:00 PM

Common king is also sometimes used to describe the eastern or chain king(Lampropeltis g.getulus), which yours looks similar to. Your snake is a California king(Lampropeltis g. californiae), though. It is the banded race or varient. Hope this helped.
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davidtobler Oct 30, 2008 03:10 PM

They're both California Kingsnakes. The top one is a a black-bellied aberrant female.

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