Common Kingsnake

Large brown-black snake with light crossbands; light dorsal stripe may also be visible.

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Common Name

Common Kingsnake

Comments

Active in mornings and afternoons, it hunts at night during hot weather. Diet consists of small mammals, rodents, lizards and snakes (including rattlers!).

Scientific Name

Lampropeltis getulus californiae

Habitat

Forests, rocky slopes, swamps, prairie, meadows, farmlands.

Size

To 7 ft. (2.1 m)