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Mole Kingsnake (Lampropeltis calligaster rhombomaculata)
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MOLE KINGSNAKE FACTS
DescriptionThe Mole Kingsnake is light brown, grayish brown, tan or orange, with fifty or less reddish-brown blotches edged with black. There are smaller reddish-brown blotches on the sides in between the larger blotches on the back. Some older snakes can be almost all brown. The belly is checkered or brown. It has a pale Y-shaped marking on the back of the head and neck. There is a dark line through the eye. Juveniles are similar in color to adults but may be darker. The Mole Kingsnake is a nocturnal burrowing snake and is rarely seen. Other Names Mole Snake Size length 75cm - 100cm. Environment pine forest, hardwood woodland, sandhills, prairies, farmland. Food lizards, rodents, other snakes. Breeding Females lay from 3-13 eggs in moist, loamy soil. Breeding takes place in spring. Young hatch in late summer and are about 12cm - 17cm long. Range found in south east United States from eastern Louisiana to Maryland, including the Florida panhandle, but not found on the Florida peninsula. Notes The Mole Kingsnake is non-venomous and harmless to humans. Classification
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