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speckled king qs inside

sieverbells Jun 15, 2003 03:25 PM

hello all new to king snakes got a few qs to ask
first what is the average lenght of an adult king?
second how common are speckled in norhtern arkansas?
my daughters and I found one yesterday and am just couroius i looked in the photo gallery and only found a few pix is this becuaes they are so common that people dont have them or that they are hard to actualluy come bye?
I will post some pic of it as soon as i get them on my comp.

again thanks she already has a corn and is looking ofr another to keep lol father has finnaly relented to her having a few lol but what dose a few consist of for some one who is crazy for snakes lol you all tall me! lol
bye for now

Replies (3)

chicagopsych Jun 15, 2003 05:56 PM

speckled kings tend to be smaller than other common kings (around 36 inches as adults). Do not place the speckled near the corn (dif. rooms) until its health has been proven, so not to get the corn ill. Nice looking snake!

sieverbells Jun 15, 2003 06:06 PM

thanks i need to remesure it if av lengh is 36 i mes at 38 1/2

wizzking Jun 20, 2003 07:00 PM

Speckled Kings do tend to be smaller, but in the Mississippi Delta they can be a robust 5' with rather different looking, striking pattern. Terry Vandeventer has seen, and has a gorgeous snake from this area.

And Speckleds do occur in N. Arkansas all the way to at least northern Missouri.

-WizzKing

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