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Eastern king snake

Lampropeltis getula,

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Field Notes

Description:

About 3' long.

Habitat:

Leaf litter beside wooden boardwalk exit/entrance to parking lot at Washington Ditch in Great Dismal Swamp Wildlife Refuge.

Notes:

Non-venomous. A constrictor. Eats other venomous snakes, turtle eggs, lizards, small mammals. We picked it, learned about it, and returned it to the leaf litter.

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Lampropeltis getula

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LauraLOVESbirds
Remember, poisonous and venomous are not the same. Poison is administered through touch. Venom is injected.
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PublishedApril 23, 2016

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