Desert King Snake
Lampropeltis splendida
- Is a species of kingsnakes native to Texas, Arizona and New Mexico.
Lampropeltis splendida
- - A black or dark brown ground color with yellow lateral and dorsolateral speckling. Forty-two to 97 black or brown dorsal blotches or saddles run from the head onto the tail.
- Is a species of kingsnakes native to Texas, Arizona and New Mexico.
- - This snake is known to be a powerful constrictor, and therefore its diet consists of mostly mice if domestic, and other rodents if wild. It also can feed on clutches of reptile eggs detected beneath the surface via smell. In part because of its resistance to pitviper venom, the desert kingsnake is able to consume young diamondback rattlesnakes that are common within its range
- - This subspecies of King snake is very docile but if threaten they can flip onto their back, lie perfectly still and pretend to be dead.
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- Sometimes you really have to look for this one. His color can be deceiving!