I am thinking about getting a king or milk snake, but I smelled a king snake at the pet store and it was stinky. Someone told me that was musking. Do they only do that when they are afraid, or do they do that often? I have a couple of corn snakes and they have never done that.
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Do king snakes always musk?
debeneezer
Oct 27, 2003 10:18 PM
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jones
Oct 27, 2003 11:47 PM
They only musk when they are afraid and (most) eventually stop even doing that once they get comfortable. It also may have just been a dirty cage.
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Syco
Oct 28, 2003 09:01 AM
The only one I have that does this on a regular basis is my female Cal King. She will musk everytime she is handled 
Never tries to bite but she sure can stink up the place! LOL! After we get her out and handle her a bit she quits, I think it just depends on the snake.
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TerriBerri69
Nov 03, 2003 10:27 AM
We have 2 Florida Kings, wild caught, & neither of them have ever musked. Not even when we found them. My brother in law has a Cal King that does however. Maybe a nasty cage at the pet shop?
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