
Speckled KingsnakeMore photos coming soon... |
| Scientific Name: |
- Lampropeltis getulua holbrooki
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| Description: |
- Always known as "salt-and-pepper" snake
- Smooth and shiny scales
- Unique light yellowish spots covering the whole black or dark brown body
- In wild, it's more aggresive compared to other kingsnakes
- Recommended captive Speckled kingsnake as pet, wild tend to be more aggresive even it may be tame with frequent handling
- Immune to venomous snake
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| Distribution: |
- Southern Illinois to the Gulf of Mexico
- South Western Alabama
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| Breeding: |
- Approximate 2 - 3 years as an adult
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| Nesting: |
- 6 to 15 eggs per clutch
- Eggs take 8 weeks to hatch
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| Size: |
- Adult size: Up to 50 inches
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| Diet: |
- Mainly rodents
- The snake also eats other snakes, frogs, lizards, small mice and birds
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| Snake Habitat and Vivarium Housing: |
- Often found in marshes, prairies, pastures, wetlands, woodlands, farms, swampy areas, open fields or bottomland hardwood forests
- Most likely near water
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| For Snake information : |
- Recommended for captive bred Speckled kingsnake as they are doctile.
- Many speckled kingsnake are captive bred nowsdays.
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