Eastern Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula) is a BEAUTIFUL large Black and white snake. These colubrid snakes are NON VENOMOUS which means they are NOT dangerous snakes at all!! I cannot stress that enough. Kingsnakes actually eat other snakes including dangerous or venomous snakes. That means that if you see a King snake on your property, you should be very happy, because they eat copperheads, rattlesnakes and other snakes and also eat mice, rats and other rodents. They can be about 5 feet long and are mostly black with a white chain-link pattern on their bodies with white "teeth" looking markings on their head. Kingsnakes are one of my favorite reptiles to find while out herping for snakes and other reptiles and amphibians. If you find one of these herptiles, DO NOT remove it from it's habitat because most of the time the animal will either die of starvation or spend a month not eating and trying to return to it's home territory. Also, DO NOT post locations on social media or let anyone know where you find and snake, reptile, frog, salamander or turtle because most people destroy habitat looking for these animals to either take home as pets (basically killing the poor animal) or attempt to sell them in the pet trade with is poaching and that is very illegal! #herping #snakes #kingsnake
10 сен 2024