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I am not a kingsnake person and have never owned one. The only snakes I keep are Green Tree Pythons and Western Hognoses. I work in the education department at the philadelphia zoo. We have a gorgeous snake that I love and I am told she is a florida kingsnake. She is green and yellow speckled all over the place and absolutley beautiful, but howcome I see pics of florida kings they are like black. Sorry if this a stupid question but I don't keep kingsnakes. Any info on these snakes would be awesome! Thanks in advance!!!

Can you post a pic? It might be a Florida Kingsnake, but your description sounds more like a Speckled Kingsnake or a Desert Kingsnake. Another possibility is the Outer Banks Kingsnake, a variant of the Eastern Kingsnake.

Look through the posts in the threads below regarding Florida/Brooksi Kings; there are quite a few pics showing the variety of coloration and pattern. Also, go to the Photo Gallery > Snakes > Kingsnakes and you may well find something similar to the one you've described.
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MichaelB

I don't have a pic but it looks like some of the others I have seen just without the saddles.

It looks like this but kinda greener and darker and there are no markings except for the speckling.

Sounds like a Speckled Kingsnake to me. Might it look like this?

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MichaelB

Where the black is, it is dark green

....some of my floridas as being "greenish" for sure.
This one shows some of that "greenish" tone.
:Mark

The average South Florida (intergrade) King you find south of lake Okeechobee looks greenish. They get consistantly darker the closer you get to Chain King ( L.g. getula) range. Your description sounds like that is what you have.

Frank
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"The luxury of not getting involved departed with the last lifeboat Skipper..."

Sounds like someone who knows about brooks kings and splendida should go and take a look so we know for sure. Anyone in the area?
~Roo
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"Klaatu...Verata...Nicht--cough, cough, cough!"