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Archive (read-only): Viewing posts from 2003.
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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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my fla. morph questions
by fliptop - Oct 18, 2003 07:21 PM |
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Oct 18, 2003 07:23 PM by fliptop |
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Finaly got around to posting A pic of my Speckled King.
by Demantnsi - Oct 18, 2003 07:03 PM |
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Oct 19, 2003 09:22 AM by Hotshot |
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Couple new pics of Albino Ruthvens
by Joe K. - Oct 17, 2003 03:57 PM |
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Oct 17, 2003 08:46 PM by Bianca |
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new variable kingsnake
by SittonJ - Oct 17, 2003 11:34 AM |
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Oct 20, 2003 11:05 AM by SittonJ |
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Nonfeeding Question
by boscoman76 - Oct 17, 2003 07:38 AM |
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Oct 20, 2003 08:54 AM by boscoman76 |
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Important Information for the Ga people!!!
by electricbluescat - Oct 17, 2003 03:23 AM |
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Oct 19, 2003 12:59 PM by electricbluescat |
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The Best Brooks Kings
by jjl - Oct 16, 2003 09:49 PM |
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Oct 23, 2003 05:45 PM by KingOz |
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Runts in the clutch
by dasnakeguy - Oct 16, 2003 09:44 PM |
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Oct 17, 2003 02:22 PM by dasnakeguy |
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2002 Yearling Georgia Eastern Kingsnake
by Keith Hillson - Oct 16, 2003 08:53 PM |
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Oct 17, 2003 09:31 AM by Keith Hillson |
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Warning: Sounds fishy to me (long)
by boscoman76 - Oct 16, 2003 06:39 PM |
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Oct 17, 2003 04:50 PM by oldherper |
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Aberrant Outer Banks Kingsnakes
by Sasheena - Oct 15, 2003 11:41 PM |
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Oct 15, 2003 11:45 PM by Sasheena |
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Thayeri and Cal King Questions
by RAG66 - Oct 15, 2003 08:43 PM |
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Oct 16, 2003 10:13 AM by Jeff Robbe |
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Getula from South GA
by Horridus - Oct 15, 2003 02:46 PM |
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Oct 16, 2003 06:09 PM by bobl |
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Nice shot of a Juno RD Grayband
by Tom Anderson - Oct 15, 2003 02:41 PM |
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Striped Long-nosed female...
by jeph - Oct 15, 2003 02:33 PM |
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Striped Long-nosed male...
by jeph - Oct 15, 2003 02:30 PM |
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Oct 17, 2003 08:49 PM by Bianca |
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Kingsnakes Cosuins..check 'em out
by jeph - Oct 15, 2003 02:24 PM |
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Oct 15, 2003 05:54 PM by JDM |
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Walnut shells and pyro death
by TheHypoGecko - Oct 15, 2003 07:22 AM |
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Anybody going to Hamburg;
by Steve_B - Oct 15, 2003 06:41 AM |
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Oct 15, 2003 04:18 PM by daveboyle |
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Size differences in male vs. female cal kings
by sasheena - Oct 15, 2003 03:50 AM |
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Oct 15, 2003 10:48 AM by Kerby... |
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I am very lucky.....
by electricbluescat - Oct 14, 2003 10:39 PM |
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Two headed black king snake
by khaman - Oct 14, 2003 10:21 PM |
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Oct 19, 2003 11:14 AM by D Goudie |
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Close-up Albino Ruthvens
by Joe K. - Oct 14, 2003 08:20 PM |
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03 Hypo Flame.........................
by Brandon Osborne - Oct 14, 2003 05:20 PM |
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Oct 15, 2003 02:56 PM by markg |
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Terry Dunham....
by JDM - Oct 14, 2003 12:40 PM |
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Photo Gallery - Uploading pics?
by Tom Anderson - Oct 14, 2003 11:58 AM |
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Anybody breeding and/or able to legally sell Black kingsnakes (Niger/Nigra)
by RosyBoaStore - Oct 14, 2003 10:09 AM |
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Oct 16, 2003 06:07 PM by Ken_Kaniff |
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After all the big shows lets hear what everybody has in their collection now. I'll start...
by Keith Hillson - Oct 14, 2003 09:56 AM |
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Nov 13, 2003 08:37 AM by Chris Jones |
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CA King hasn't eaten since shedding
by macvette - Oct 14, 2003 01:56 AM |
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Finally got around to taking some new pics of my California king....PICS
by Hotshot - Oct 13, 2003 03:16 PM |
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Oct 14, 2003 06:28 AM by Hotshot |
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Anyone seen Will Still lately? WILL! Are you out there?
by Snake_Charmer - Oct 13, 2003 01:48 PM |
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Oct 16, 2003 12:52 AM by Snake_Charmer |
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Getting neglected kingsnake
by ekpunobi - Oct 12, 2003 10:05 PM |
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Oct 12, 2003 11:14 PM by ekpunobi |
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Questions about Florida king ssp taxonomy
by herpin1579 - Oct 12, 2003 09:18 PM |
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Oct 12, 2003 11:12 PM by michaelb |
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Cali King Poll- List the age and length of your Cali King
by SeattleDrummer - Oct 12, 2003 07:17 PM |
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Oct 15, 2003 11:33 PM by favoritemistake |
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help with snake ID
by banana - Oct 12, 2003 07:05 PM |
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Oct 12, 2003 07:06 PM by banana |
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Got some good news for the Georgia people
by electricbluescat - Oct 12, 2003 05:25 PM |
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Oct 16, 2003 02:05 PM by electricbluescat |
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MY brooksi is sneezing, whats wrong? n/p
by BOBAFETT - Oct 12, 2003 02:48 AM |
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Charles couldn't leave out the dogs. Heres my BEAST !!!
by Joe K. - Oct 11, 2003 11:15 PM |
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Oct 12, 2003 09:44 PM by Joe K. |
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Just had to take a pic of these two together !!!
by Joe K. - Oct 11, 2003 11:10 PM |
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Oct 12, 2003 09:41 PM by Joe K. |
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A couple pictures of 2 of my new additions......(kings)
by Hotshot - Oct 11, 2003 04:05 PM |
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somone please respond
by electricbluescat - Oct 11, 2003 12:15 PM |
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Oct 12, 2003 12:06 AM by electricbluescat |
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More on the Mexican Black King dilemma.... poor thing
by MissHisssss - Oct 11, 2003 12:49 AM |
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Oct 13, 2003 03:23 PM by MissHisssss |
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aggressive baby kingsnake
by charlie_tc - Oct 10, 2003 10:58 AM |
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Oct 11, 2003 08:43 AM by charlie_tc |
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taxonomy of bothrops
by farokhmaster - Oct 10, 2003 02:04 AM |
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Oct 11, 2003 08:29 AM by oldherper |
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Cal king wont eat, help
by BOBAFETT - Oct 09, 2003 09:59 PM |
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Oct 10, 2003 08:19 PM by banana |
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just an update my cali king finally ate
by mark5019 - Oct 09, 2003 06:25 PM |
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Virginia mole king
by crimsonking - Oct 09, 2003 06:05 PM |
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Oct 19, 2003 08:45 PM by okeeteedude |
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Breeding King Snakes
by dasnakeguy - Oct 09, 2003 02:37 PM |
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Oct 11, 2003 11:23 PM by John Q |
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questions about desinger snow cali kings and reversed striped kings
by electricbluescat - Oct 09, 2003 01:00 PM |
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Great lost and found story!
by kingaz - Oct 08, 2003 11:17 PM |
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Oct 10, 2003 12:46 PM by markg |
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L. getula ____ ?
by michaelb - Oct 08, 2003 10:43 PM |
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Oct 09, 2003 09:25 PM by rearfang |
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Albino Ruthvens King
by Joe K. - Oct 08, 2003 09:52 PM |
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Oct 09, 2003 05:45 AM by Bianca |
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Alright man!! THIS SUCKS
by djw - Oct 08, 2003 10:15 AM |
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Oct 10, 2003 06:26 PM by DJW |
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cycling cal kings
by numbsun - Oct 07, 2003 10:28 PM |
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Oct 08, 2003 05:42 PM by Paul Hollander |
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Humidity Question
by hevychevy427 - Oct 07, 2003 06:36 PM |
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Oct 10, 2003 11:12 AM by markg |
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Nice close-up shot of a Mexican Black king....
by longissima - Oct 07, 2003 01:56 PM |
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Oct 10, 2003 06:18 PM by tspuckler |
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Durango kingsnake won't eat
by crimson - Oct 07, 2003 10:54 AM |
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Oct 08, 2003 12:55 PM by crimson |
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Help with az mountain king
by herpin1579 - Oct 07, 2003 09:24 AM |
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Oct 07, 2003 10:15 AM by herpin1579 |
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This is just by a matter of "FATE" that i have ended up with
by DJW - Oct 07, 2003 04:01 AM |
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Oct 09, 2003 10:31 AM by Tom Anderson |
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Chuck Sanders.......
by jeph - Oct 07, 2003 02:01 AM |
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Another Black Mexican King dilemma
by MissHisssss - Oct 07, 2003 01:51 AM |
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Oct 09, 2003 01:43 AM by MissHisssss |
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My eastern king wont eat
by Vyper - Oct 06, 2003 09:08 PM |
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Oct 09, 2003 02:57 PM by narcie |
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breeding kingsnakes
by kerri4776 - Oct 06, 2003 07:19 PM |
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Oct 07, 2003 01:40 PM by Paul Hollander |
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Albino Holbrooki Neonate
by Ted - Oct 06, 2003 07:15 PM |
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Applegate female...new breeder
by jeph - Oct 06, 2003 02:17 PM |
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Oct 08, 2003 12:06 AM by Bianca |
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Questions about Mazuri Rodent breeder foods?
by electricbluescat - Oct 06, 2003 01:20 PM |
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Oct 07, 2003 08:48 PM by electricbluescat |
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Kerby, check out this cal.king...
by jeph - Oct 06, 2003 01:15 PM |
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Oct 07, 2003 01:55 AM by jeph |
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new snake
by jakesspinifer - Oct 06, 2003 12:56 PM |
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Oct 06, 2003 11:52 PM by banana |
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WIld Pyro(Woodini)
by kingaz - Oct 06, 2003 12:43 AM |
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Oct 11, 2003 04:43 PM by okeeteedude |
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Snow Cal King
by bgexotics - Oct 05, 2003 11:20 PM |
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Dotdash banana snow or whatever ?
by peterUK - Oct 05, 2003 06:39 PM |
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Oct 07, 2003 12:55 PM by FR |
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I have a question, need a bit of help with.
by FR - Oct 05, 2003 03:30 PM |
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Oct 10, 2003 02:57 AM by Eimon |
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Prairie Kingsnake
by Hudson - Oct 05, 2003 05:47 AM |
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Eastern king...guesses on local?
by DeanAlessandrini - Oct 05, 2003 12:22 AM |
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Oct 07, 2003 04:18 PM by Keith Hillson |
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baby Banana California Kingsnake
by banana - Oct 04, 2003 04:08 PM |
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Oct 05, 2003 02:13 PM by banana |
