
Florida KingsnakeMore photos coming soon... |
| Scientific Name: |
- Lampropeltis getula floridana
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| Description: |
- One of the beautiful non-venomous snakes
- Smooth scales with chain-like pattern
- Yellow cross-banded with black or dark brown body
- Tame with regular handling, seldom bites
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| Distribution: |
- Florida, Southern of United States
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| Breeding: |
- Many successful breeding done in captivity
- Sexual maturity is about 2 years
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| Nesting: |
- 2 to 30 eggs per clutch
- Hatch after 60 - 90 days of incubation
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| Size: |
- 5 to 8 inches
- 35 to 50 inches
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| Diet: |
- Small rodents, lizards, eggs, birds
- Other snakes, including venomous snakes
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| Habitat: |
- Cypress ponds
- Pineland
- Prairies
- Marshes
- Oak hammocks
- Sugar cane plantations
- grassland near pond
- swampy area
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| This Snake Other Information : |
- This snake need moderate of humidity
- Keep the vivarium at the level of humidity if you keep it as pet
- Deep bowl of water needed for snake soaking and drinking
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