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Archive (read-only): Viewing posts from 2010.
Gallery Photo: gmerker
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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Communal Housing Question
by KevinM - Sep 24, 2010 02:31 PM |
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Oct 04, 2010 07:03 AM by pyromaniac |
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Cal Kings eating siblings?
by irvington - Sep 24, 2010 07:32 AM |
25 |
Sep 27, 2010 08:55 AM by pyromaniac |
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Hungry Alternas!
by TonyT89 - Sep 24, 2010 02:45 AM |
3 |
Sep 25, 2010 03:53 AM by a153fish |
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Knoblochi Photoshoot Prep Time
by TonyT89 - Sep 24, 2010 02:34 AM |
5 |
Sep 25, 2010 04:23 AM by a153fish |
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Cool Snake...
by Jlassiter - Sep 23, 2010 10:42 PM |
1 |
Sep 25, 2010 04:24 AM by a153fish |
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tough eggs
by BrianS. - Sep 23, 2010 09:13 PM |
6 |
Sep 24, 2010 07:39 PM by pyromaniac |
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anerythristics in the wild?
by rtdunham - Sep 23, 2010 08:40 PM |
19 |
Sep 24, 2010 05:59 PM by DMong |
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Another Bizarre Topic??
by KevinM - Sep 23, 2010 04:29 PM |
20 |
Sep 25, 2010 07:50 PM by pyromaniac |
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Nesting Behavior and Domestication
by Tony D - Sep 23, 2010 02:58 PM |
41 |
Sep 25, 2010 03:08 AM by a153fish |
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Some of my 2010 Ca King Hypermelanistcs
by Kerby... - Sep 22, 2010 08:42 PM |
17 |
Sep 24, 2010 09:30 AM by Kerby... |
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First clutch babies
by snakekate - Sep 22, 2010 03:43 PM |
7 |
Sep 23, 2010 08:22 AM by a153fish |
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Decoys or Sacrificial Theory??
by KevinM - Sep 22, 2010 11:45 AM |
44 |
Sep 23, 2010 01:29 PM by Joe Forks |
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Is this an eastern king?
by gaffblack - Sep 22, 2010 12:33 AM |
19 |
Sep 24, 2010 03:20 AM by RossCA |
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A Picture....
by Jlassiter - Sep 21, 2010 08:07 PM |
72 |
Sep 25, 2010 08:42 PM by PHFaust |
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Husbandry it is everything....
by thomas davis - Sep 20, 2010 09:02 PM |
84 |
Sep 23, 2010 04:36 PM by a153fish |
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What happended to the forum?
by MaxPeterson - Sep 20, 2010 03:14 AM |
6 |
Sep 24, 2010 02:04 AM by MaxPeterson |
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Sick CA King
by deborah1969 - Sep 19, 2010 07:28 PM |
4 |
Sep 25, 2010 02:58 PM by deborah1969 |
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Rainy Day Thayeri Pics....
by Jlassiter - Sep 19, 2010 03:34 PM |
4 |
Sep 20, 2010 10:33 PM by Jlassiter |
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Sacramento reptile show
by rbichler - Sep 19, 2010 09:19 AM |
4 |
Sep 20, 2010 03:59 PM by KevinM |
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Selective breeding on cows!
by a153fish - Sep 19, 2010 08:00 AM |
115 |
Sep 28, 2010 08:03 AM by a153fish |
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Fla Kings
by Regius71 - Sep 19, 2010 12:05 AM |
3 |
Sep 19, 2010 03:55 PM by Regius71 |
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Playing with the camera
by Jason Nelson - Sep 18, 2010 04:39 PM |
7 |
Sep 19, 2010 01:35 PM by Jlassiter |
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Introducing 4-EYES....
by Jlassiter - Sep 18, 2010 12:24 AM |
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Sep 19, 2010 09:57 PM by trevid |
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Cool Little Mex Mex
by Jlassiter - Sep 17, 2010 11:39 PM |
0 | No replies |
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A couple of new Zonata.....
by Jlassiter - Sep 17, 2010 11:33 PM |
2 |
Sep 18, 2010 01:37 PM by Jlassiter |
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HypoE GBK (
by dystopian - Sep 17, 2010 05:07 PM |
15 |
Sep 18, 2010 08:09 PM by Jlassiter |
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Conjuncta recycles . . . . .
by JKruse - Sep 17, 2010 09:01 AM |
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Sep 17, 2010 02:46 PM by DMong |
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Re-building the collection
by Tony D - Sep 17, 2010 07:47 AM |
13 |
Sep 18, 2010 04:13 PM by a153fish |
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Amel White Walled Holbrooki....
by Jlassiter - Sep 16, 2010 11:14 PM |
2 |
Sep 17, 2010 01:32 PM by Jlassiter |
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Got Bands?
by pyromaniac - Sep 16, 2010 05:54 PM |
3 |
Sep 17, 2010 05:20 PM by pyromaniac |
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Candling eggs
by snakekate - Sep 16, 2010 12:11 PM |
6 |
Sep 17, 2010 06:56 AM by a153fish |
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Mice get their day... graphic! off topic
by ChristopherD - Sep 16, 2010 07:40 AM |
8 |
Sep 16, 2010 11:50 AM by ChristopherD |
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OT pics...Abronia graminea
by Jlassiter - Sep 15, 2010 10:38 PM |
2 |
Sep 16, 2010 08:00 AM by Jlassiter |
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Speckled kingsnake morph
by FoxTurtle - Sep 15, 2010 08:51 PM |
10 |
Sep 20, 2010 04:16 PM by Jlassiter |
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Thoughts on Goini
by KevinM - Sep 15, 2010 12:29 PM |
4 |
Sep 16, 2010 09:47 AM by Tony D |
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Peninsula intergrade king
by Regius71 - Sep 14, 2010 05:21 PM |
17 |
Sep 16, 2010 11:05 PM by DMong |
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Black kings
by jr56 - Sep 14, 2010 01:31 PM |
11 |
Sep 15, 2010 01:05 PM by Brad_Lee |
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Nate-how black is the black?
by peters - Sep 13, 2010 09:59 PM |
1 |
Sep 14, 2010 04:52 PM by gerryg |
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They were all out the other night
by rbichler - Sep 13, 2010 09:07 PM |
16 |
Sep 15, 2010 07:46 PM by rbichler |
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is it Anerythristic(lacking red pigment)
by rbichler - Sep 13, 2010 07:45 PM |
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Sep 13, 2010 11:39 PM by DMong |
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A couple new ones....
by Jlassiter - Sep 12, 2010 07:06 PM |
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Sep 14, 2010 12:40 PM by BobS |
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Sneaking Snakes
by pyromaniac - Sep 12, 2010 09:31 AM |
40 |
Sep 24, 2010 08:48 PM by reako45 |
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Rick Trenny remembered
by Joe R. - Sep 12, 2010 09:28 AM |
20 |
Oct 03, 2010 02:11 PM by Eimon |
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The nastiness gets old.......
by BobS - Sep 11, 2010 06:39 PM |
17 |
Sep 13, 2010 10:37 PM by BobS |
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TV SHOW
by Nokturnel Tom - Sep 11, 2010 03:06 PM |
16 |
Sep 14, 2010 05:05 PM by Nokturnel Tom |
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Egg oddities?
by snakekate - Sep 11, 2010 09:21 AM |
4 |
Sep 11, 2010 08:08 PM by RossCA |
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Splendida not eating
by wvkingsnake - Sep 10, 2010 09:25 PM |
8 |
Sep 12, 2010 09:24 AM by pyromaniac |
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Lump In "Female" kings tail...
by krazyblurtz - Sep 10, 2010 07:42 PM |
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Sep 11, 2010 09:17 AM by CrimsonKing |
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WTF???
by KevinM - Sep 10, 2010 02:02 PM |
14 |
Sep 15, 2010 02:11 PM by pyromaniac |
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Kingsnake canibalism
by johnthebaptist - Sep 10, 2010 11:40 AM |
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Sep 11, 2010 10:25 PM by thomas davis |
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My Mountain Kings.....
by Jlassiter - Sep 09, 2010 09:49 PM |
26 |
Sep 12, 2010 12:44 PM by Zach_MexMilk |
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Something to think about...
by a153fish - Sep 09, 2010 06:47 PM |
35 |
Sep 14, 2010 04:49 PM by Aaron |
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APB: Pinellas king, what's your 20?
by turtlejo - Sep 09, 2010 10:37 AM |
15 |
Sep 09, 2010 08:35 PM by turtlejo |
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amel specks
by thomas davis - Sep 08, 2010 07:31 PM |
4 |
Sep 09, 2010 10:31 AM by KevinM |
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Just Another New Pyro
by pyromaniac - Sep 08, 2010 06:16 PM |
8 |
Sep 12, 2010 09:41 AM by pyromaniac |
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king snake hets
by snakekate - Sep 08, 2010 03:18 PM |
15 |
Sep 10, 2010 05:05 PM by bluerosy |
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Anery mex mex
by CrimsonKing - Sep 08, 2010 01:41 PM |
12 |
Sep 08, 2010 08:25 PM by Jlassiter |
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Special Pyro After-Shed.....
by Jlassiter - Sep 07, 2010 10:12 PM |
6 |
Sep 08, 2010 12:40 PM by Jlassiter |
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The Yellow Amel Spec Threw This.....
by Jlassiter - Sep 07, 2010 10:04 PM |
16 |
Sep 09, 2010 06:58 PM by a153fish |
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Cali kings love snakes
by johnthebaptist - Sep 07, 2010 09:32 PM |
6 |
Sep 08, 2010 10:16 AM by pyromaniac |
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GHOSTBUSTERS 2010
by Kerby... - Sep 07, 2010 03:45 PM |
22 |
Sep 09, 2010 03:55 PM by DMong |
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Another find
by ChristopherD - Sep 07, 2010 02:24 PM |
7 |
Sep 09, 2010 03:50 PM by DMong |
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Shameless deli cup herper right here
by Nokturnel Tom - Sep 07, 2010 09:47 AM |
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Sep 09, 2010 05:53 PM by BobS |
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My favorites from this season...
by waspinator421 - Sep 07, 2010 01:20 AM |
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Sep 08, 2010 01:41 PM by waspinator421 |
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little splendida girl
by DMong - Sep 06, 2010 07:44 PM |
14 |
Sep 07, 2010 03:27 PM by DMong |
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Kingsnake sorta limp
by deborah1969 - Sep 06, 2010 03:50 PM |
0 | No replies |
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My favorite type of Cal King
by Nokturnel Tom - Sep 06, 2010 03:46 PM |
9 |
Sep 07, 2010 01:27 PM by RossCA |
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quick pic
by BobS - Sep 06, 2010 08:32 AM |
11 |
Sep 07, 2010 11:27 AM by BobS |
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Randy... "bowhunter1963@cs.com"
by ZFelicien - Sep 05, 2010 07:26 PM |
1 |
Sep 05, 2010 07:36 PM by bowhunter1963 |
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Thoughts on Pinky Pumps?
by a153fish - Sep 05, 2010 07:16 PM |
73 |
Sep 08, 2010 06:11 PM by a153fish |
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Then and Now: F2 Blaze X Flame Hypo
by ZFelicien - Sep 05, 2010 03:13 PM |
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Sep 07, 2010 03:54 AM by Shalomjeru |
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A few more pics...
by a153fish - Sep 05, 2010 10:01 AM |
4 |
Sep 05, 2010 05:18 PM by a153fish |
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Head size king snake versus milk snake
by pyromaniac - Sep 04, 2010 07:59 PM |
11 |
Sep 05, 2010 09:10 PM by pyromaniac |
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A Mundane Question
by Shalomjeru - Sep 04, 2010 07:54 PM |
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Sep 06, 2010 09:28 PM by DMong |
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Speaking of Bad Ass Brooksi - photos -
by byron.d - Sep 04, 2010 04:23 PM |
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Sep 05, 2010 01:07 PM by ZFelicien |
