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Hi
I have an Arizona mt king that is about 12 inches its a baby my friend has a CA king roughly 12 inches both snakes eat well doing great .
Her Ca king is more muscular constricts your wrist tighter just feels stronger . Her snake is also more active while mine hides much more but I do take him out daily (except when he eats) for 15 minutes "excercise" .
As a whole are Ca kings more muscular than Arizona mt kings?
The difference in both snakes is noticable . I dont mind ofcourse just wanted to make sure mine was ok.

Thanks

Cal kings are a bigger snake as an adult and have more of a variety of diet (basically will eat anything - mammals, birds, reptiles, etc..). Mountain kingsnakes have a different diet and find their prey a little different.

Arizona Mountain Kingsnakes have flatter heads that enable them to catch lizards in the cracks of rocks. Although they can be found in the same habitat at times, mostly they are found in different habitats. Primarily feed on different prey. And have different body shapes to fit their environment.

They are supposed to be different - it's not a competition.

Kerby...

oh I see thanks.

Lia

Kerby forgot to add...while calikings may be as he described...its a medical fact....we az lads are way more buff than our cali-competitors...