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Our 7 year old eastern kingsnake has refused to eat for 5 weeks, She normally eats once a week and has never done this before. Any advice is appreciated. We are not experts and she has never given us cause to worry before. THANKS!!

Well, at least according to your picture, she looks really well fed, but are you sure that's an eastern king? Seriously, the only thing that comes to mind is: are you sure she's a she and not a he? My males all go off feed once their sexual appetite increases, and while it always stresses me out till their season's over, they come out of it fine. Outside of being missexed, I have no other advice (barring temps--but you've had the snake seven years, so I'm sure you know its habits).

Is this the snake that won't eat, or is this what you tried to feed the snake? Either way, I'll have some cake...

Maybe she is tired of M&Ms and would like some Ghirardelli...If those are Skittles she is definitely not happy!

It is normal for snakes to go off feed in the spring due to mating season. As previously mentioned males do this routinely.
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Bob
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Ya'll are hilarious! I don't know why that cake picture popped up. It was my snake crazy son's birthday cake years ago. We do feed her mice, not M&Ms (lol)! The guy that sold her to us told us she was female, but we have never confirmed that. I will try to post a more accurate photo of her/him, as she is awesome, and I thank you all for your responses!!

ok, THIS IS BETTER.

She thinks she is a green tree python!
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Kent

Kingsnake-female.

Kingsnake-male.
Photos courtesy of Lampro.

Your snake is doing a great Amazon tree python impression!
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Bob
Pyromaniac AKA Greatballzofire
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Great photos, but we are still stumped. Please have a look at my photo and tell me what you think.

You have to show the whole tail in the picture. Its possible he missed sexed her. also, she looks like a CA king/Eastern king cross too me. Too much white on the head.
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Sorry it took me a bit to reply, forum. For some reason the picture uploader wasn't working for me, so here's a link to the picture: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkVJB8rAYtg&feature=youtu.be

I agree with Ross. The tail looks extremely thick and non-tapering past the vent to be a female, but seeing the entire underside completely pulled strait would be better though for conclusive identification. It also looks to me like an Eastern getula x Cal. king too because of all the white mottling on the entire snout and face. Quite a bit of black on the underside too which is more indicative of Cal. king influence.

cheers, ~Doug
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Thick past the vent. Looks male to me.

reako45

So would this be female?