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Florida Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula floridana)
Southern Florida Kingsnake Photograph by danteclaus / J B. Some rights reserved. (view image details)
FLORIDA KINGSNAKE FACTS
DescriptionThe Florida Kingsnake is brown or dull yellow with more than 40 white to yellowish crossbands, overlaid on a chain mesh pattern of scales. The scales between the crossbands become paler with age, and may eventually become the same color as the crossbands. The underside has a black and white checkered pattern. Juveniles may have some red or orange coloration in the crossbands, and the dark bands are more black. The Florida Kingsnake is mainly terrestrial and active during the day. Size length 90cm - 120cm. Can grow to 175cm Environment pine forest, hardwood hammocks, prairies, marshes, estuaries, farmland Food other snakes including rattlesnakes, lizards, frogs, rodents, birds, eggs Breeding The Florida Kingsnake is oviparous, laying clutches of 6 - 18 eggs in early summer. The eggs hatch in 50 to 65 days. Newborns are 12cm - 20cm long. Range found only in Florida in United States. It occurs throughout the peninsula from Volusia County to the tip of Florida, excluding the keys. Notes The Florida Kingsnake is non-venomous and harmless to humans - it seldom bites. Classification
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