King Snake

King Snake

Kingsnakes are colubrid snakes and they are members of the genus Lampropeltis. It is the genus in which the five species and 45 subspecies are present including milk snakes.

Arizona King Snake

                  

California King Snake

King snake are often misunderstood venomous as they look alike eastern coral snake (venomous) . 

Identify A King Snake?

Famous saying and can also be considered as warning to identify a coral snake and a king snake.

"Red on Yellow will kill a fellow, Red on Black and you are alright Jack."

Snake Name	Common King Snake	Scarlet King Snake
Scientific Name	Lampropeltis Getulus	Lampropeltis Elapsoides
Common Names	Eastern Kingsnake or Chain Kingsnake
Kingdom	Animalia	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata	Chordata
Subphylum	Vertebrata	Vertebrata
Class	Reptilia	Reptilia
Order	Squamata	Squamata
Suborder	Serpentes	Serpentes
Family	Colubridae	Colubridae
Subfamily	Colubridae	Colubridae
Tribe	-	Lampropeltini
Genus	Lampropeltis	Lampropeltis
Species	L. getula	-
Venom Type	Non-Venomous	Non-Venomous
Native Place / Home	Mexico & USA	America
Size	Can grow up to 3-6 feet (varies from specie to specie)	Varies from specie to specie
Weight	-	-
Diet	Small mammals, Lizards, Birds,Turtle eggs and Frogs	Lizards, Rodents, Birds, Eggs and other snakes
Type of Hunting	Constricting, Killing and Swallowing	Constricting, Killing and Swallowing
Reproduction	Oviparous	Oviparous
Habitat	New Jersey to West Virginia, South to North Florida, West to the Appalachians and Southeastern Alabama. Mainly terrestrial so found in grassland, oak woodland, farms, deserts but tends to hang out around the margins of streams, swamps, canals and marshes.	Southern and Western USA
Average Life Span	Unknown	Unknown
Facts	Got its name 'King' as it feeds on other snakes just like 'King Cobra'. It can also kill a rattle snake or cotton mouth.	Often Confused and compared with the 'coral snake'