Florida King Snake

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Florida king snake. Non venomous snakes such as the florida kingsnake are virtually harmless unless cornered captured or harmed. Florida king snake lampropeltis g. This non aggressive snake is often kept as pets. Got reptiles has king snakes lampropeltis for sale at extremely low pricing.

Like other kingsnakes this species is relatively easy to care for they should be housed in a 20 40 gallon aquarium with aspen shavings for them to burrow in. The florida kingsnake is a usually a constrictor that feed on other venomous snakes like rattlesnakes and maintain the ecosystem. Lampropeltis getula linnaeus 1766 the following will separate the three common kingsnakes found in florida if you are unable to distinguish between them based on the characteristics in the key below you probably can do so using the geographic location alone. Rhombomaculata holbrook 1840 santa catalina island kingsnake lampropeltis catalinensis van denburgh slevin 1921 scarlet kingsnake or scarlet milk snake lampropeltis elapsoides holbrook 1838 short tailed snake lampropeltis extenuata brown 1890.

Florida snake identification key common kingsnake. These snakes have a captive lifespan of about 12 20 years. The florida kingsnake is a non venemous colubrid that lives in and around south florida and likes to stay around places such as the everglades swamps and subtropical areas. Lampropeltis getula floridana or the florida kingsnake is a snake species native to southern florida on average they grow between 3 5 5 ft but 6 ft individuals have been recorded.

The florida kingsnake is one of 50 established species and 45 sub species of florida snakes of which only six are venomous. Ghost white sided king snake florida kingsnake 20. We have some impressive captive bred florida king snakes for sale at extremely low prices including mosaics. Ghost white sided king snake florida kingsnake 20.

Ghost white sided king snake florida kingsnake 20. Pine shavings are toxic to reptiles. Scientific classification common name florida king snake kingdom animalia phylum chordata class reptilia order squamata family colubridae genus species lampropeltis shining beautiful scales getula floridana.