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Kingsnakes (snakes of the genus Lampropeltis) are new world colubrid snakes inhabiting North and Central America, encompass a wide variety of sizes and color variations and are often referred to in literature as natures "living jewels" because of their sometimes strikingly beautiful coloration. Found in a variety of habitats, kingsnakes are often actively collected by hobbyists for study and captive breeding and in some regions their collection is a popular activity, though often regulated. Kingsnakes use constriction to kill their prey and tend to be opportunistic when it comes to their diet, including venomous snakes, lizards, rodents, birds and eggs, as well as siblings and littermates. The "king" in their name (as with the king cobra) references their taste for other snakes. In captivity kingsnakes normally take pre-killed rodents. Most sub-species of kingsnakes are available today as captive bred specimens. If you are a new user to this forum, please take the time to review the rules first before posting.
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Is this snake tank okay?
by jesterx626 - May 27, 2008 06:21 AM |
0 | No replies |
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Why do you brumate your snake?
by jesterx626 - May 27, 2008 06:04 AM |
0 | No replies |
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Probing
by theperfectlestat - May 27, 2008 03:24 AM |
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May 28, 2008 08:09 PM by DMong |
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What's better, frozen mice or live mice?
by jesterx626 - May 27, 2008 01:52 AM |
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Jun 01, 2008 06:57 PM by Ameron |
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What does HET and HOT mean/stand for?
by jesterx626 - May 26, 2008 11:58 PM |
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May 27, 2008 01:37 AM by DMong |
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Best #1 choice of substrate?
by jesterx626 - May 26, 2008 07:00 PM |
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May 27, 2008 01:47 PM by markg |
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Cleaning driftwood?
by bowhunter1963 - May 26, 2008 06:10 PM |
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May 27, 2008 07:33 PM by reako45 |
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california laws- please help
by irishanaconda - May 26, 2008 05:58 PM |
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May 28, 2008 06:53 PM by markg |
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Kids and snakes
by Joe R. - May 26, 2008 04:01 PM |
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May 28, 2008 07:54 AM by Dave26 |
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04 Florida King (Axanthic)
by Steve_Craig - May 26, 2008 10:49 AM |
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May 26, 2008 09:18 PM by Steve_Craig |
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Aquarium gravel & sand OK for substrate?
by jesterx626 - May 26, 2008 01:13 AM |
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May 31, 2008 08:41 PM by stormwulf133 |
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Does Male or Female matter???
by jesterx626 - May 25, 2008 07:45 PM |
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May 25, 2008 08:09 PM by antr1 |
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Various pics ...
by ozz1978 - May 25, 2008 01:25 PM |
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May 27, 2008 01:01 AM by OZZ1978 |
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What to get? Cornsnake or kingsnake?
by jesterx626 - May 25, 2008 03:06 AM |
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May 27, 2008 06:48 PM by Steve_Craig |
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Herp Room Pic..
by MikeRusso - May 24, 2008 07:32 PM |
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May 26, 2008 10:57 PM by JKruse |
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Macro shot question
by Upscale - May 24, 2008 02:56 PM |
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May 25, 2008 08:24 PM by DMong |
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Goat Spot King
by elaphopeltishow - May 24, 2008 10:47 AM |
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May 26, 2008 10:55 PM by JKruse |
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Bird egg feeder question....
by MissHisssss - May 24, 2008 12:45 AM |
0 | No replies |
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clovis cal kings
by shannon brown - May 23, 2008 10:35 PM |
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May 24, 2008 09:05 PM by shannon brown |
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Clovis Calif black bellies.
by shannon brown - May 23, 2008 10:34 PM |
0 | No replies |
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Belly shot
by ChristopherD - May 23, 2008 04:33 PM |
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May 24, 2008 12:33 PM by EddieF |
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A pretty little banded Cal King
by FunkyRes - May 23, 2008 04:11 PM |
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May 23, 2008 09:36 PM by Orocosos |
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FR and others with naturalistic setups
by CrimsonKing - May 23, 2008 03:02 PM |
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May 23, 2008 03:58 PM by FR |
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Nesting Options
by Tony D - May 23, 2008 08:53 AM |
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May 25, 2008 07:22 AM by Guttersnacks |
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Egg pic and a snake pic
by Nokturnel Tom - May 22, 2008 04:49 PM |
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May 23, 2008 11:08 AM by Boneyard |
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lay box again!!!!
by ChristopherD - May 22, 2008 10:11 AM |
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May 24, 2008 12:05 PM by OZZ1978 |
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Question about Prairie and Mole Kings
by abell82 - May 22, 2008 02:44 AM |
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May 23, 2008 07:36 AM by EddieF |
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fruit fly traps
by jyohe - May 21, 2008 08:06 PM |
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My own issue with gnats..
by Hollychan - May 21, 2008 01:25 PM |
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May 23, 2008 04:14 PM by bizkit421 |
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O B K !!!
by ChristopherD - May 21, 2008 01:21 PM |
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Jun 02, 2008 08:57 PM by minicopilot |
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kingsnake room design questions
by Joe Forks - May 21, 2008 12:31 PM |
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May 23, 2008 09:38 AM by antelope |
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GBR Press: Father's horrifying discovery
by - May 21, 2008 10:56 AM |
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May 21, 2008 11:20 AM by EddieF |
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poss ghost Q?
by ChristopherD - May 21, 2008 10:49 AM |
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May 21, 2008 11:21 AM by ChristopherD |
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Food origin and egg results
by Guttersnacks - May 21, 2008 08:28 AM |
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May 23, 2008 09:34 AM by FunkyRes |
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Damien - Black Mexican Kingsnake
by RavenSkyfire - May 21, 2008 01:40 AM |
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May 22, 2008 12:13 AM by antelope |
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Help with Scarlet King
by 54podge - May 20, 2008 10:30 PM |
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Jun 03, 2008 08:26 PM by westernNC |
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Eggs
by squidgyfish - May 20, 2008 03:22 PM |
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May 22, 2008 02:26 PM by squidgyfish |
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calking clutch and OT
by thomas davis - May 20, 2008 01:28 PM |
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May 21, 2008 03:46 AM by STEVES_KIKI |
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one common..one.... not so much..
by CrimsonKing - May 20, 2008 04:56 AM |
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May 22, 2008 12:38 AM by antelope |
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"Jelly
by ZFelicien - May 20, 2008 03:51 AM |
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May 20, 2008 10:12 AM by daveb |
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RED-Flame Hypo Tranformation:
by ZFelicien - May 20, 2008 03:44 AM |
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May 21, 2008 12:16 PM by smoothscalin |
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"Red" Hypo Transformation:
by ZFelicien - May 20, 2008 03:32 AM |
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New England Axanthic Transformation:
by ZFelicien - May 20, 2008 03:25 AM |
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May 21, 2008 12:40 PM by thomas davis |
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Hypo-Lavender "Hybino" Tranformation:
by ZFelicien - May 19, 2008 10:02 PM |
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May 21, 2008 10:43 AM by ZFelicien |
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I tried
by sarajane94 - May 19, 2008 08:37 PM |
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May 21, 2008 04:41 PM by RossCA |
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My Escape Artist
by sarajane94 - May 19, 2008 08:22 PM |
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May 19, 2008 08:28 PM by DMong |
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Is this a Hypo
by ReBall1 - May 19, 2008 01:37 AM |
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May 19, 2008 11:52 PM by RossCA |
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does 1 bad egg mean theyre all bad??????
by faisalbasha - May 19, 2008 12:08 AM |
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May 19, 2008 11:59 AM by faisalbasha |
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Ovulation
by DanW - May 18, 2008 04:49 PM |
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warming up F/T feeders
by EddieF - May 18, 2008 04:33 PM |
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May 19, 2008 10:51 PM by DISCERN |
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Hey ChristopherD....
by EddieF - May 18, 2008 06:18 AM |
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May 18, 2008 06:44 AM by ChristopherD |
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Bad news
by FunkyRes - May 18, 2008 04:28 AM |
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May 22, 2008 01:18 AM by FunkyRes |
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FINALLY got outside
by Orocosos - May 17, 2008 05:11 PM |
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May 18, 2008 12:41 PM by Orocosos |
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My first feeding for the striper!
by Muuurph - May 16, 2008 08:56 PM |
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May 17, 2008 02:46 PM by bizkit421 |
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Cal King clutch pic
by Nokturnel Tom - May 16, 2008 02:27 PM |
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May 18, 2008 12:11 PM by RossCA |
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FR and anybody. A ? re: pattern drift
by Aaron - May 15, 2008 10:22 PM |
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May 17, 2008 12:54 AM by FR |
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Cleaning cages
by zach_whitman - May 15, 2008 09:58 PM |
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May 17, 2008 11:40 AM by shannon brown |
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Eggs! Dave Boyle, Steve Craig LOOK
by Nokturnel Tom - May 15, 2008 07:32 PM |
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May 17, 2008 09:18 PM by Nokturnel Tom |
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calling Mr. crimsonking !
by daveb - May 15, 2008 01:44 PM |
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May 16, 2008 05:41 PM by crimsonking |
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Conditioned to Poop
by elaphopeltishow - May 15, 2008 08:17 AM |
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May 17, 2008 02:34 AM by antelope |
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Eggbound update
by FunkyRes - May 15, 2008 12:11 AM |
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May 15, 2008 09:14 AM by DMong |
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Feeding accident
by FunkyRes - May 14, 2008 05:36 PM |
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May 14, 2008 07:27 PM by waspinator421 |
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shiny black snake with large bright yel
by lmstory - May 14, 2008 04:15 PM |
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May 15, 2008 05:29 AM by Upscale |
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Cageing
by sarajane94 - May 14, 2008 03:46 PM |
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May 14, 2008 10:00 PM by sarajane94 |
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Its GNAT season again
by ChristopherD - May 13, 2008 10:42 AM |
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May 14, 2008 08:19 PM by Tony D |
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Those darn lil Gnat/Flys
by ChristopherD - May 13, 2008 10:29 AM |
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How long before vet ??
by FunkyRes - May 13, 2008 05:14 AM |
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May 15, 2008 08:54 AM by DMong |
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Escape Artist
by sarajane94 - May 13, 2008 12:25 AM |
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May 13, 2008 08:23 PM by Jeff Schofield |
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100, 150, or 250 watt heating bulb?
by muuurph - May 12, 2008 09:34 PM |
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May 13, 2008 10:26 AM by Tony D |
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I found her!!!
by CFlowers - May 12, 2008 07:44 PM |
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May 13, 2008 09:04 PM by Jeff Schofield |
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AOL Arggggg.
by ChristopherD - May 12, 2008 11:59 AM |
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May 12, 2008 11:51 PM by DMong |
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Is she is or is she ain't?
by mvite - May 12, 2008 11:49 AM |
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May 14, 2008 07:45 AM by mvite |
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Eggs!
by zach_whitman - May 12, 2008 03:44 AM |
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May 12, 2008 09:17 PM by zach_whitman |
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Zoomed heating pad reading 110 degrees!
by muuurph - May 11, 2008 11:15 PM |
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May 12, 2008 11:48 PM by daerious |
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I got bit! (And deserved it!)
by EddieF - May 11, 2008 02:36 PM |
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May 12, 2008 08:43 PM by DMong |
