https://forums.kingsnake.com/forum.php?catid=76 Members of the genus Lampropeltis these popular and colorful kingsnake subspecies are found in the new world as far north as Canada and as far south as Venezuela. Found in a variety of habitats milk snakes have been captive bred commercially since the 1980s and come in a variety of sizes and colors, both natural and man made. Here you may post messages or questions pertaining to all aspects and issues regarding the keeping, breeding, health, and conservation of all Milk Snakes. 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=2116189,2116189 Hello, all! I see the likes of Aaron, Scott, and Joe posting, so I figure I better announce my presence, too. I hope you're all well. -----_______________________ -Cole https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2116151,2116151 I’m glad the information on this page will be preserved.-----Thanks! Joe Exposito https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2116129,2116129 Now that KS has been saved by a new owner. I figured I'd make a post letting others know that they aren't alone. A few of us still hop on here from time to time. Maybe if enough people are on here, we can go back to using KS a little more and get a break from the constant bombardment of nonsense fo... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2116086,2116086 After posting, I was in contact with Scott Ballard who shared much helpful information about Milks in general and locale-specific species traits. Thanks, Scott! You were so helpful. https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2116084,2116084 In my last post, I mentioned that I have a new Stuart’s milk snake. The Florida dealer who sold it stated that their adults were field collected from Nicaragua. They have been in business for over 30 years and I have no reason to doubt them - but I still wondered if a Guatemalan specimen had fou... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2116083,2116083 I’m a long-time forum member (never did Facebook) but I have not posted since 2022. In the past, I mostly focused on Kingsnakes, although I had my Boa/Python phase. My interest in snakes has been mostly for North American species that I brumate in winter. Recently, I had a bout of Snake Fever and... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2116041,2116041 Hello, I had totally given up on my tricolor female laying a clutch this year and she did. I found these eggs she lid and I think they were only there for about 24 hours. Some of the eggs are dimpled. In your opinion will they plump back out after rehydrating in the incubator? Any help would be ... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2115921,2115921 These are a few of the splotched Sinaloan milks that I produced this year. https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2115866,2115866 Here are a few milk snakes that I produced this year. Splotched and Bullseye Sinaloan milks. https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2115785,2115785 I have an Argentinian milk snake who is about 3 or 4 years old. I have always lived in air-conditioned apartments, but due to losing my job (bc the pandemic), I have had to move to a small studio apartment with no AC. It's a second-story apartment, and because heat rises, it gets pretty hot -- espec... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2115691,2115691 Hi guys we have our first snake, he's a 10 month old Honduran tangerine phase called CJ. Great snake, very docile and eating well, very handleable. We have him just under 2 months now he's in a small eco terra plastic Viv which I'm.gkimg to soon change to a two foot glass Viv. I live in Ireland so i... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2115467,2115467 We recently adopted a 3yr old milk snake who was fairly regularly handled. Very docile and eats really well. (He ate when we got him home since it was feeding day). But everytime I handle him for any amount of time he bites me and chews. He never gives any warning signs of hissing, striking, rattlin... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2115445,2115445 In the summer we re-homed a family friend’s milksnake, about 8years old. Up until now she’s eaten regularly and is a very chilled snake. She was due to eat 2 weeks ago and didn’t, she then shed a couple of days later but since shows no interest in eating. I’m aware snakes may not eat if unh... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2115425,2115425 I am new to this site and fairly new to owning a snake. I was gifted as a surprise by my wife, what i believe to be a Honduran Milk snake. She bought it for me from a local big chain pet store. They only had it in the store for 6 hours before she bought it. They just told her it as a milk snake and ... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2115246,2115246 Hi...complete noob here. I apologize if I’m asking readily available information, but this is my first time keeping this species and I want to get it right. I’ve already searched the forums and have found some conflicting information. At first I thought general colubrid warm side temps of 85-90F... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2114650,2114650 My favorite reptile.... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2114044,2114044 Does anyone out there have PURE Vivid Reptiles (Timothy Gebhard) Line of Hondurans? Or, can you point me in the right direction? Thanks- Stu https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2113642,2113642 Can someone tell me the difference between the 2 hypos? The one on the left is darker and has black bands, the one one the right is brighter and has grayish bands. Can hypos vary this much in coloring? https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2113608,2113608 Some cool photos of babies I produced this year. The hypos are from a Hypo vanishing pattern X Ghost. The Ghost was a nice surprise, the pairing was a Snow X Anery. https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2113484,2113484 I bred a hypo vanishing pattern ruby eyed male to a ghost female. The babies hatched out all hypo. How does the vanishing pattern gene work? Will i get more vanishing patterns right away or will the babies be het for vanishing pattern? Also, does the vanishing pattern get more extreme over time? ...