https://forums.kingsnake.com/forum.php?catid=259 The Mexican kingsnakes Lampropeltis ruthveni and Lampropeltis mexicana, and it's subspecies, are often mistaken for Lampropeltis alterna their neighbor to the north, but the Mexicana complex of kingsnakes are distinctly different yet just as colorful. All are moderately sized snakes, with a relatively wide head, and have large eyes with round pupils. Usually saddled or banded with red or orange bordered in black on a gray, blue-gray or green-gray background. Like alterna, these kingsnakes can also be picky feeders as hatchlings. Here you may post messages or questions pertaining to all aspects and issues regarding the keeping, breeding, health, and conservation of these kingsnakes. If you are a new user to this forum, please take the time to review the rules first before posting: Terms of Service. https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2115611,2115611 Hello, this is a bit urgent as I've never needed to get into forums for my almost 2 year old mexican black kingsnake. Today when feeding everything was fine, up until when I came to place his water bowl back into his enclosure, he tried to strike me, which isn't new after or before feeding. Directly... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2115610,2115610 Hello, this is a bit urgent as I've never needed to get into forums for my almost 2 year old mexican black kingsnake. Today when feeding everything was fine, up until when I came to place his water bowl back into his enclosure, he tried to strike me, which isn't new after or before feeding. Directly... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2115609,2115609 Hello, this is a bit urgent as I've never needed to get into forums for my almost 2 year old mexican black kingsnake. Today when feeding everything was fine, up until when I came to place his water bowl back into his enclosure, he tried to strike me, which isn't new after or before feeding. Directly... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2111889,2111889 I've been working for years with various combo's of Bodner & Lopez Thayeri and have some beautiful lines going. Last years 2 clutches however were tougher than usual to get started on F/T pinks. To get a meal in them, I scented pinks or tease fed House Gecko's. My concern is that now, this is a... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2111830,2111830 Does anyone know what Chris Baubel or Bob Mackin are doing these days? While living in Ft. Lewis, Wa. I went on plenty of herping trips with Bob Mackin, but have been unable to contact him or his wife Elaine since 2010. I have a few of Chris Baubel's Thayeri and Santa Rita Mtn. Pyros and haven't se... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2111717,2111717 Finally bred my pair of hypo-e mex mex and got a nice clutch of babies. It'll be a while before I'll know for sure which are hypo-e and which are normal, as the color lightening takes a few months to develop. Thanks, Scott https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2110898,2110898 In about a month or two I'm going to be getting a ~6 month old mexican black kingsnake and can't decide which exo-terra "snake cave" to get for it's current size(not sure actual current length) and for full grown. Dimmensions/sizes are as follows. Small 160 x 115 x 73 mm / 6.2" x 4.5&... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2110515,2110515 I am long for some info on the striped ruthven kings I was luck enough to hatch out 7 total one albino all with varying degrees of striping I have not been able to find any info behind the gene. It seems as though there is a Soper stripe so that makes me think it is co dom any info helps. Thank you... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2110346,2110346 So i am a caretaker on a ranch in NE new mexico. the owner wants me to buy king snakes and release them to keep down the rattler population. Is this a good idea? What is the best time of year to release for optimum survival? Best snake for the north east of new mexico? 6500 elevation. https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2110325,2110325 Is anyone working with hypo-e mex mex? Thanks, Scott https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2110196,2110196 Just bought a Mexican King at the San Diego show. It was labeled as a Thayeri but looks like a Durango to me. I couldn't find any Durangos at the show, Which is my favorite king snake sub, and this one I bought, might be one. I would post pics but am new here and have not figured it out.(I am used ... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2028283,2028283 My new email is mbodner4@verizon.net Thanks, Mike https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2028152,2028152 I recently adopted a King snake from a friend. Since I have had him he has been making this noise like a sign. It doesn't seem quite like a respiratory infection more like he has dust in his nose which makes sense because he only does it when he is rooting around with his nose in his bedding. A qu... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2025771,2025771 Can someone show me a photo of a Thayeri clutch that contains some "white" specimens? Especially pre-shed, but not necessary. Thank you for your time.-----Shane@SSuperiorSSerpents.com http://www.ssuperiorsserpents.com/ https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2019856,2019856 I made a show pickup of some ruthveni. These were 8-9 yo pair that were thrown in to sweeten a deal. After I got them I was talking to another friend at the show and he had some suspicions about the ruthveni claim. I work with pituophis mainly and am certainly not an expert on var. mex. kings. So I... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2019822,2019822 My yearling greeri hasn't eaten since late Oct. and since then has refused his normal fuzzies 4 times. He shed a few weeks ago and since then seems less active, so I moved his tank into a dim room and started cooling him. He's down to about 65 degrees now and I can easily get him to 55 if I crack th... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2018308,2018308 How old is too old for a female Thayeri to safely breed? https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2016588,2016588 -----Chris - TX https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2014971,2014971 this year i bred my melanistic female to her son. the results were 3.2 melantistic and 0.1 milkshake phase. i apologize for the poor phone pic. https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2014309,2014309 Question for you experts here. I have a male, yearling greeri that is just short of 25 in. How much more will he grow in length...a little or a lot, makes no difference 'cause I really enjoy him. I'm just curious to know.