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Eastern Kingsnake at the Florida Museum of Natural History.

At first glance, it resembles Lampropeltis getula, the Eastern kingsnake of the United States.

Lampropeltis getula (Eastern Kingsnake)

Lampropeltis getula, a.k.a. the eastern kingsnake, a harmless colubrid species found in the eastern United States.

It is also the most widely bred, and as such most available, subspecies of the Common kingsnake.

It is a relatively small subspecies of the common kingsnake and is naturally found in a wide variety of habitats.

DesertUSA: Common Kingsnake - information about wild common kingsnakes.

Common kingsnake, Lampropeltis getula (Linnaeus, 1766)

The Common Kingsnake, (Lampropeltis getula) is a harmless colubrid species found in the United States and Mexico.

The common kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula), a constrictor, is immune to the venom of rattlesnakes and other vipers, and rattlesnakes form part of its natural diet.

Common species include the gopher snake, western diamondback snake, coachwhip, common kingsnake, whiptail lizard, desert spiny lizard and side-blotched lizard.

Lampropeltis getula nitida, or the Baja cape kingsnake is a subspecies of common kingsnake, originating from Baja California, in Mexico.

Furthermore, certain harmless species, such as the North American common kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula) and the Central and South American mussurana (Clelia spp.)

The common kingsnake is known to be immune to the venom of other snakes and to eat rattlesnakes, but is not necessarily immune to the venom of snakes from different localities.

The Mexican black kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula nigrita) is part of the larger colubrid family of snakes, and a subspecies of the common kingsnake, which is debated by herpetologists to contain as many as 10 unique varieties.

Lampropeltis getula (Common names include eastern kingsnake, common kingsnake, chain kingsnake, (more)) is a harmless colubrid species found in the United States and Mexico.

Lampropeltis getula californiae - California Kingsnake - information and photos of wild snakes.

On the other hand, Neill (1947) reported captive kingsnakes (Lampropeltis getula) were loath to attack them, being successfully repelled with "body blows".

The Common Kingsnake, (Lampropeltis getula) is a harmless colubrid species found in the United States and Mexico.

The common kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula), a constrictor, is immune to the venom of rattlesnakes and other vipers, and rattlesnakes form part of its natural diet.

Predators of the rough green snake include birds and other snakes, such as the eastern racer (Coluber constrictor) and the eastern king snake (Lampropeltis getula).

Lampropeltis getula nitida, or the Baja cape kingsnake is a subspecies of common kingsnake, originating from Baja California, in Mexico.

Furthermore, certain harmless species, such as the North American common kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula) and the Central and South American mussurana (Clelia spp.)