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	Kingsnake Care Sheet
		Kingsnakes are one of the most widely collected species of snake in the reptile community.
		Kingsnakes are fairly small, and as such, they do not require large enclosures.
		Another reason for a kingsnake not eating is that it is either in a mating cycle or a brumation cycle.
	webpages.charter.net /collisonzoo/KingsnakeCareSheet.html (1310 words)

	California Kingsnake
		The California King Snake (Lampropeltis getula californiae) is a subspecies of the Common Kingsnake Lampropeltis getula.
		It is a non-venomous king snake native to Western North America, particuarily Arizona and California.
		California King Snakes grow to a length of up to 4 feet (1.2 metres) and weigh as much as 4 pounds (1.8 kilograms).
	pedia.newsfilter.co.uk /wikipedia/c/ca/california_kingsnake.html (169 words)

	California King Snake: WhoZoo
		The California Kingsnake varies in its color and patterns from one snake to another.
		The Kingsnake is approximately 30-70 inches in length.
		The Kingsnake is typical of most snakes in that its lower jaw unhinges enabling it to swallow its meal.
	www.whozoo.org /Intro2000/vansibor/VanSib_CaliforniaKingsnake.htm (864 words)

	Choosing a California Kingsnake - PetPlace.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		At the same time, California kingsnakes - known to hobbyists as Cal kings - are usually reasonably gentle, can be handled relatively easily and display a wide variety of "designer colors." The normally colored snakes are usually rather inexpensive - $20 for babies, $50 to $75 for adults.
		Captive California kings are usually fed a diet made up exclusively of rodents, but in the wild this snake has a varied diet.
		Since kingsnakes will push at what they think to be a weak spot in their cage, the terrarium or cage must be tightly covered with a top that will lock in place.
	www.petplace.com /Articles/artShow.asp?artID=1476 (1042 words)

	Common Kingsnakes
		In California and Arizona, there are stringent laws concerning the wild collection and the sale of captive bred kingsnakes, as well as other snake species, about which many pet stores are unfamiliar.
		Kingsnakes found in the northern part of florida are considered an intergrade of the Eastern Kingsnake and the Florida Kingsnake.
		Kingsnakes should be brumated the winter prior to breeding for 8-12 weeks at a temperature range of 50-65F degrees.
	www.elephant.mirai.co.uk /comking.htm (2211 words)

	New England Reptile Distributors, designer Ball Pythons, Reticulated Pythons, and much more!
		California kingsnakes are robust colubrids with a small head that is not noticeably wider than the neck.
		California kingsnakes can eat mice their entire lives - starting off with pinks and fuzzies as a hatchling and moving up in size as the animal grows.
		California kingsnakes reach sexual maturity anywhere from 18 months to 3 years of age.
	www.newenglandreptile.com /CareCalKing.html (1528 words)

	NEHS Care Sheets - Kingsnakes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Kingsnakes are known to eat other snakes; in fact, they are called kingsnakes because they can even kill and eat venomous snakes.
		FOOD: Kingsnakes are famous for including other snakes in their diet, but they can be kept healthy in captivity on a diet of mice and small rats.
		Kingsnakes sometimes go off their feed, especially during the winter months; don't worry unless it is obviously losing weight.
	www.neherp.com /kingsnake.html (602 words)

	CALIFORNIA'S PLANTS AND ANIMALS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Distribution: This California endemic is restricted to the San Gabriel, San Bemardino, and San Jacinto mountains of southern California (Figure 43).
		Its life history is probably similar to what is known for L. pulchra, the other race of mountain kingsnake in southern Califomia, and the account for L. pulchra should be referred to in order to gain a general idea of the life history of this taxon.
		The San Bemardino mountain kingsnake may be primarily saurophagous (Newton and Smith 1975); DeLisle in McGurty (1988) indicates that 7 specimens of L. parvirubra had eaten sagebrush lizards (Sceloporus graciosus) and 3 others had taken western skinks (see also Cunningham 1959a).
	www.dfg.ca.gov /hcpb/cgi-bin/read_one.asp?specy=reptiles&idNum=31 (845 words)

	Caresheet
		Kingsnakes are among the more popular "starter snakes" and are easily kept in captivity.
		A hardy, active and relatively docile snake, the California Kingsnake is quite variable in nature in terms of coloration, pattern, range, and habitat.
		Mountain Kingsnakes, or Zonatas, are one of the more prized animals in collections owing to their docile nature, beautiful tri-color banding, and a certain "Zonata mystique".
	yourtomo.com /rosyboas/caresheet.html (2887 words)

	Captive Care of the Common Kingsnake
		Kingsnakes are terrestrial in habit and so a climbing branch is not necessary.
		Most kingsnakes readily eat thawed mice; offering a freshly killed mouse monthly may be done to make certain that the snake is receiving all its vitamins.
		In the wild, male kingsnakes have been observed engaging in combat behavior.5 This assures that the genes of the strongest individual are passed on to future generations.
	www.arachnophiliac.com /burrow/kscare.htm (1862 words)

	Common Kingsnake (DesertUSA)
		The Common Kingsnake is found in a wide variety of habitats: forests, woodlands, marshes, grasslands, and chaparral or desert environments.
		It is often found near rocky outcrops and clumps of vegetation, as well as under rocks, logs and debris from sea level to 7000 feet.
		The Common Kingsnake is a nonvenomous member of the "harmless" Colubridae Family, which includes gopher snakes, garter snakes and whip snakes.
	www.desertusa.com /magfeb98/feb_pap/du_kingsnake.html (427 words)

	Species Profiles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		californiae) is the most commonly bred and kept kingsnake in captivity.
		The California king ranges from Oregon to southern Utah, Nevada, Arizona, California and northern Baja.
		Kingsnakes and milksnakes should be housed separately because they are cannibalistic.
	www.animalnetwork.com /reptiles/profiles/profileview.asp?RecordNo=391 (181 words)

	Florida Kingsnake
		Kingsnakes in general live across the southern continental United States across the deserts of Arizona to Mexico.
		The kingsnakes have brills instead of eyelids, this keeps the dust, dirt, and sand out of their eyes.
		Being in captivity helps the kingsnake because in the wild people kill them thinking that they are coral snakes.
	lsb.syr.edu /projects/cyberzoo/floridakingsnake.html (169 words)

	California Kingsnakes
		California, Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, and the Baja penninsula in Mexico.
		California kingsnakes can grow to about 5 ft, but usually average just under 4 ft. They have been known to live as long as 20 years in captivity.
		California Kingsnakes are hardy snakes that do well in captivity.
	www.geocities.com /kingbones7/calking.html (333 words)

	Wrightwood California Mountain Kingsnake
		The Kingsnake derives its name from its habit of eating other snakes, and is most famous for eating rattlesnakes, copperheads and coral snakes.
		The Kingsnake locates and identifies rattlesnakes at night with its sense of smell.
		Since it is immune to the poison of venomous snakes, the Kingsnake is little concerned with being bitten.
	www.wrightwoodcalif.com /kingsnake.htm (302 words)

	King Snake Directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The common Kingsnake is distributed throughout the southern regions of the United States as far North as Southern Oregon and New Jersey and as far south as Southern Florida and Northern Mexico.
		The Kingsnake may appear fl with white bands (California Kingsnake), all fl (Mexican Kingsnake), yellow with brown and fl patterns (South Florida Kingsnake), fl with yellow specks (Speckled Kingsnake of Texas), or red with white and fl bands (Arizona Mountain Kingsnake).
		Kingsnakes are constrictors and are usually active at dawn and dusk.
	www.grizzlyrun.com /Pets/Reptiles/Snakes/King_Snake (1860 words)

	Common Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getulas)
		Active in early morning and late afternoon when the weather is mild, the common kingsnake becomes nocturnal with the onset of extreme heat in summer.
		The kingsnake, highly tolerant of and perhaps immune to the rattlesnake’s venom, will bite the rattlesnake behind the head; coils of the kingsnake’s body are then thrown around the rattlesnake, constricting it until death results.
		When confronted, the common kingsnake may hiss, strike, and rattle its tail or hide its head in coils of its body, releasing a foul-smelling musk.
	www.desertmuseum.org /books/kingsnake.html (402 words)

	Mather Field Vernal Pools - California Kingsnake
		The California Kingsnake is dark brown or fl with whitish-yellow bands.
		In June or July, the female California Kingsnake lays 2 to 24 eggs under leaves on the ground.
		California Kingsnakes have been found in the grasslands at Mather Field but they are not common.
	www.sacsplash.org /critters/kingsnake.htm (282 words)

	Lampropeltis zonata - California Mountain Kingsnake
		A California Mountain Kingsnake resting in a crack in a large boulder.
		zonata, a southern clade from Baja California and southern California, and a northern clade comprised of two subclades - a coastal subclade from the central coast and southern Sierra Nevada Mountains, and a northerneastern subclade of populations north of the San Francisco Bay and most of the Sierra Nevada.
		No California mountain kingsnakes can be collected in Orange and San Diego counties, and in Los Angeles County west of Interstate 5.
	www.californiaherps.com /snakes/pages/l.zonata.html (1160 words)

	California Kingsnake Husbandry Provided by SPSAC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A baby California kingsnake can be kept in a 10-gallon aquarium; adults require the space of a long 20-gallon aquarium.
		Newspaper, paper towels, and Astro-turf are all suitable materials to use on the bottom of the enclosure.
		California kingsnakes should be fed an appropriately sized mouse once a week.
	spsac03.tripod.com /ca_kingsnake.html (279 words)

	Cats: California Kingsnake Information and Pictures
		The California Kingsnake makes a good snake for beginners because their care, handling, and housing requirements are much like that of the Corn Snake.
		In the wild, the California Kingsnake is commonly found in the deserts, farmlands, and forests of California, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
		In captivity, the California Kingsnakes lifespan may be as long as 15 years.
	www.worldscreatures.com /land-species/reptiles/snakes/california-kingsnake.htm (244 words)

	SDNHM: Checklist of Reptiles from Baja California
		A report on the herpetofauna of the Vizcaino peninsula, Baja California, Mexico, with a discussion of its biogeographic and taxonomic implications.
		Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California, Its Pacific Islands, and the Islands in the Sea of Cortes.
		Distribution of amphibians and reptiles on islands in the Gulf of California.
	www.sdnhm.org /research/herpetology/bajarept.html (529 words)

	Canaday Reptiles Colubrids (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		California Kingsnake(Lampropeltis getula californiae)- Native to the west coast of the USA.
		Definetly the most popular among kingsnake enthusiast because of it's hardiness, docile temperment, and wide variety of colorations.
		California Mountain Kingsnake(Lampropeltis zonata)- Native to the northwestern United States, attaining a length of 24" to 30" this snake and it's subspecies are prized by many collectors.
	members.aol.com /CanReptile/colubrids.html (656 words)

	SDNHM - California Mountain Kingsnake
		California Mountain Kingsnakes are found in the western U.S. from the Columbia River area of Washington State in the north, to northern Baja California, México in the south.
		In the southern portion of their range, the California Mountain Kingsnake is not found near the coast, instead preferring coniferous forests and woodlands above 3,000 feet.
		Interestingly, there are no coral snakes overlapping the range of the California Mountain Kingsnake in the present day.
	www.sdnhm.org /fieldguide/herps/lamp-zon.html (508 words)

	Kingsnakes and Milksnakes
		Kingsnakes and milksnakes are some of the most beautiful snakes in the world and are very popular and easily kept in captivity.
		Lampro is derived from the Greek word for "shiny" and peltis, Greek for "shields." The name is a very accurate descriptor of these snakes with their glossy, smooth, well-defined scales.
		In California and now, in Arizona, there are stringent laws concerning the wild collection and the sale of captive bred kingsnakes about which many pet stores are unfamiliar.
	www.anapsid.org /king.html (2867 words)

	Zoo - Animal Profiles
		Description: California kingsnakes normally are 2.5 to 3.5 feet in length, and rarely exceed 4 feet.
		Interesting Facts: The California Kingsnake's name is Oreo (because of the fl and white color patterning).
		Kingsnakes in the wild perform this behavior which allows them to survive by mimicing venomous snake species.
	www.abilenetx.com /Zoo/profiles.htm (1193 words)

	R058 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Feeding: Kingsnakes feed on the ground, in mammal burrows, and under surface objects.
		Reproduction: The eggs of the common kingsnake are thought to be laid in loose
		kingsnakes and other species with which they coexist is unknown.
	www.dfg.ca.gov /whdab/html/R058.html (462 words)

	KING OF SNAKES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This Kingsnake is found in the mountains of Texas and Mexico.
		Kingsnakes arrived on the scene much later and found a plentiful food source in the form of their reptilian cousins.
		The damp leaf litter beneath a eucalyptus forest in California, is the scene for the mating ritual of a pair of California Kingsnakes.
	www.waol.com /pages/s54.html (1855 words)

	photographs by Mark Chappell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The California mountain kingsnake is a spectacular but increasingly scarce serpent of mountain forests.
		Their lovely colors are thought to mimic the pattern of highly venemous coral snakes and hence protect the kingsnake from predators.
		However, a puzzling caveat for that argument is the absence of coral snake populations living anywhere near the California mountain kingsnake's present range.
	www.biology.ucr.edu /personal/MACphotos/herps/kingsnake.html (108 words)

	Lampropeltis getula californiae - California Kingsnake, Pg. 1
		Go to Page 3 to see pictures of some of the wide variety of habitats inhabited by California Kingsnakes.
		An unbanded phase with a dark belly and lateral striping occurs in the northern San Joaquin Valley and southern Sacramento Valley.
		Found throughout California, except the extreme northwest coast, and the northeast corner.
	www.californiaherps.com /snakes/pages/l.g.californiae.html (590 words)

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