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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.

Topic	Replies	Last Post
Mexican Black Kings by phiber_optikx - Oct 13, 2005 05:30 AM	3	Oct 13, 2005 02:59 PM by Ameron
Lets play "NAME THAT LAMPROPELTIS!" by mattbrock - Oct 12, 2005 08:29 PM	25	Oct 14, 2005 02:42 PM by thurockk
me and my daughter were given a garter what does it nedd supplies etc. ??!! by nats-garter - Oct 12, 2005 05:45 PM	1	Oct 12, 2005 07:14 PM by candb
Who has the bigger potenial for growth the MBK or a B&W cal king NP by 4KINGZEUS - Oct 12, 2005 12:44 PM	1	Oct 12, 2005 05:16 PM by markg
How many of you are working with easterns? by BobBull - Oct 12, 2005 08:04 AM	34	Oct 13, 2005 11:16 PM by willstill
I Need PHOTOS for my next BOOK...Osceola, Suwannee and S. GA kings... by tricolorbrian - Oct 12, 2005 02:13 AM	5	Oct 13, 2005 10:19 AM by BobBull
MY MOM BOUGHT ME A GARDENER SNAKE WHAT DOES IT EAT by Switaki - Oct 11, 2005 07:01 PM	29	Oct 12, 2005 07:04 PM by bluerosy
Snake art.... by Keith Hillson - Oct 11, 2005 06:22 PM	7	Oct 13, 2005 04:08 PM by boids-n-more
For the "in-hand" crowd by BobBull - Oct 11, 2005 08:54 AM	10	Oct 14, 2005 12:12 PM by JETZEN
Mexican Black Kings by phiber_optikx - Oct 11, 2005 04:22 AM	2	Oct 11, 2005 05:39 PM by smoothscalin
King of Kings ?..... by Keith Hillson - Oct 11, 2005 12:31 AM	3	Oct 11, 2005 11:41 AM by coolhl7
Keith and Will by snakesunlimited1 - Oct 10, 2005 10:21 PM	2	Oct 11, 2005 12:33 AM by Keith Hillson
Funny picture by Dwight Good - Oct 10, 2005 07:25 PM	8	Oct 11, 2005 08:37 PM by Dwight Good
A few kings seen in the field this week. .... by Phil Peak - Oct 10, 2005 04:39 PM	14	Oct 12, 2005 09:20 AM by Ameron
Big Burlington Co., NJ female Eastern King by Keith Hillson - Oct 10, 2005 04:01 PM	8	Oct 11, 2005 07:53 PM by Keith Hillson
portion of tail missing on hatchling... by ZFelicien - Oct 10, 2005 02:08 PM	3	Oct 10, 2005 08:22 PM by snakesunlimited1
Check Out This Ruthveni.... by JustinMitcham - Oct 09, 2005 11:13 PM	1	Oct 11, 2005 10:27 PM by kirkpatrick
help by greg woodie - Oct 09, 2005 10:06 PM	0	No replies
Light Question by Orocosos - Oct 09, 2005 06:16 PM	2	Oct 10, 2005 10:04 AM by Ameron
Hey Phil! by Sean - Oct 09, 2005 04:26 PM	2	Oct 09, 2005 06:40 PM by Sean
Blaze and Peanut Butter pics by bluerosy - Oct 09, 2005 02:52 PM	3	Oct 10, 2005 01:00 AM by bluerosy
Nokturnel Tom by Sean - Oct 09, 2005 01:55 PM	3	Oct 09, 2005 03:38 PM by Nokturnel Tom
since everyone is sharing, just a small selection of 05 easterns by willstill - Oct 09, 2005 11:01 AM	12	Oct 11, 2005 10:24 AM by willstill
New photos of trio said to be Leon Co. Florida but high count by coolhl7 - Oct 09, 2005 09:28 AM	18	Oct 13, 2005 09:57 PM by BlueKing
Has anyone seen anything else like these this year? by jeff schofield - Oct 09, 2005 03:13 AM	8	Oct 10, 2005 03:13 PM by bluerosy
HEY RAINER..SOME HERE WANTS TO SAY HI!!!! by JustinMitcham - Oct 09, 2005 01:59 AM	6	Oct 09, 2005 08:05 PM by bluerosy
Couple more 05 kings, an aztec? and a dashed odd one. by FR - Oct 08, 2005 10:38 PM	0	No replies
MY FAVORITE FLORIDANA by JETZEN - Oct 08, 2005 09:37 PM	0	No replies
North Florida Eastern by coolhl7 - Oct 08, 2005 07:23 PM	4	Oct 08, 2005 11:20 PM by coolhl7
Found this little Eastern King in my backyard! by Patton - Oct 08, 2005 06:07 PM	0	No replies
A couple of O5's by FR - Oct 08, 2005 04:51 PM	16	Oct 10, 2005 07:03 PM by stinkypinky
'04 axanthic whiteside brooksi by daveb - Oct 08, 2005 02:49 PM	1	Oct 08, 2005 07:18 PM by ZFelicien
Amel Splendida by Nokturnel Tom - Oct 08, 2005 01:04 PM	6	Oct 09, 2005 03:45 PM by Nokturnel Tom
Sad news. . . Crotalus horridus claims another victim. . . . . . . by BlueKing - Oct 08, 2005 12:18 PM	4	Oct 10, 2005 09:42 AM by BlueKing
Het Grandmother to Amel Goini by Nokturnel Tom - Oct 08, 2005 11:52 AM	14	Oct 09, 2005 03:21 PM by Nokturnel Tom
Eastern King (Pic) by tspuckler - Oct 08, 2005 09:37 AM	4	Oct 08, 2005 02:20 PM by tspuckler
Couple of pics of my 05 Mexican Milk.. by Steve_Craig - Oct 07, 2005 11:30 PM	2	Oct 08, 2005 08:29 AM by ratsnakehaven
any brooksi to be in chicago? np by geckorex - Oct 07, 2005 10:05 PM	1	Oct 08, 2005 02:17 AM by Nokturnel Tom
Following Phil, will be tough. A couple of new arrivals by BobBull - Oct 07, 2005 09:26 PM	0	No replies
Since you folks like rattlesnakes.... by Phil Peak - Oct 07, 2005 06:52 PM	3	Oct 09, 2005 07:41 PM by BobS
my new desktop background.... by chrish - Oct 07, 2005 01:05 AM	8	Oct 08, 2005 11:54 PM by thomas davis
rattlesnakes... by fighterpilot - Oct 06, 2005 11:26 PM	47	Oct 10, 2005 04:58 AM by antelope
These are a few of my favorite things................. by vichris - Oct 06, 2005 08:10 PM	16	Oct 15, 2005 02:55 AM by wftright
Peanut Butter& Corn Bread (snake on snake Viewers beware) by ChristopherD - Oct 06, 2005 05:55 PM	7	Oct 07, 2005 06:48 AM by ChristopherD
Pics from the field, yesterday, no kings sorry by FR - Oct 06, 2005 03:53 PM	25	Oct 08, 2005 07:09 AM by ratsnakehaven
life spans... by HerpGirl - Oct 06, 2005 08:07 AM	8	Oct 07, 2005 07:08 AM by HerpGirl
zxx-----~----~----~-----~-----~-------> second day air here we come by bluerosy - Oct 06, 2005 12:43 AM	7	Oct 06, 2005 01:36 PM by bluerosy
anybody working with albino chain kings? by Rtdunham - Oct 05, 2005 10:47 PM	5	Oct 09, 2005 12:04 AM by thomas davis
One I forgot below.... by crimsonking - Oct 05, 2005 10:12 PM	1	Oct 06, 2005 12:51 AM by antelope
St. Marys Co., MD Eastern Kingsnake by Keith Hillson - Oct 05, 2005 09:46 PM	1	Oct 06, 2005 07:23 AM by BobBull
A pair for next year.....(pics) by jlassiter - Oct 05, 2005 09:30 PM	1	Oct 06, 2005 12:55 AM by antelope
Adult Nigrita by Steve_Craig - Oct 05, 2005 06:09 PM	7	Oct 06, 2005 10:40 PM by BlueKing
A nice Eastern Kingsnake by Keith Hillson - Oct 05, 2005 03:52 PM	6	Oct 06, 2005 01:02 AM by antelope
Thayer's Kingsnake by stinkypinky - Oct 05, 2005 03:38 PM	8	Oct 08, 2005 02:35 PM by antelope
FR have a question by Dobry - Oct 05, 2005 02:08 PM	2	Oct 05, 2005 07:48 PM by Dobry
anyon else noticed by bluerosy - Oct 05, 2005 02:08 PM	9	Oct 06, 2005 12:39 AM by Rick Staub
HEEBIE-&-GEEBIE by JETZEN - Oct 05, 2005 03:20 AM	0	No replies
Some new pics of thayeri....... by vichris - Oct 04, 2005 10:12 PM	2	Oct 05, 2005 03:44 PM by stinkypinky
Has anyone else noticed...... by jlassiter - Oct 04, 2005 09:50 PM	7	Oct 05, 2005 07:43 AM by Joe Forks
I wasn't a morph fan until I saw those axanthic brooksi.... by Mike Meade - Oct 04, 2005 03:20 PM	6	Oct 04, 2005 09:32 PM by bluerosy
Impaction risk? by reako45 - Oct 04, 2005 01:29 PM	1	Oct 05, 2005 09:44 PM by Kinglvr
pyro hibernation by aaronblack - Oct 03, 2005 10:56 PM	75	Oct 08, 2005 02:48 PM by antelope
Having problems posting.... by crimsonking - Oct 03, 2005 07:25 PM	4	Oct 04, 2005 10:55 PM by crimsonking
Ga. easterns by ChristopherD - Oct 03, 2005 04:07 PM	5	Oct 04, 2005 05:21 AM by ChristopherD
sockhead desert kings? by casket - Oct 03, 2005 01:23 PM	14	Oct 04, 2005 07:23 PM by Mike Meade
PB/Jelly Brooksi what are your thoughts by ZFelicien - Oct 02, 2005 08:23 PM	20	Oct 05, 2005 01:32 PM by Paul Hollander
trying something out by ZFelicien - Oct 02, 2005 07:53 PM	0	No replies
Now something to inspire comment. 52" albino eastern male by BobBull - Oct 02, 2005 07:39 PM	2	Oct 04, 2005 03:23 PM by Mike Meade
I'm on a roll. 28.9" double secret het...sssssshhhhh by BobBull - Oct 02, 2005 07:33 PM	7	Oct 02, 2005 08:03 PM by ZFelicien
Then-&-Now by JETZEN - Oct 02, 2005 05:57 AM	0	No replies
"GOINI"-x-"BROOKSI" by JETZEN - Oct 02, 2005 05:49 AM	0	No replies
Not quite as large, but 35.6.....04 Axanthic male from Rainer by BobBull - Oct 01, 2005 08:08 PM	12	Oct 03, 2005 01:44 PM by BobBull
Hypo brooksi x Bumblebee king eastern king by Mesozoic - Oct 01, 2005 06:51 PM	14	Oct 02, 2005 06:45 PM by TobyEKing
Desert King (Pic) by tspuckler - Oct 01, 2005 12:44 PM	3	Oct 03, 2005 10:55 AM by tspuckler
My three holdback thayeri.... by jlassiter - Oct 01, 2005 01:38 AM	5	Oct 02, 2005 09:59 PM by jlassiter

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