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Desert Kingsnake

Lampropeltis getula splendida

Photo by AshleyT
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31.9137, -109.141

Field Notes

Description:

Yellow body with lots of black blotches. In this area, kingsnakes are referred to as "sock heads" since they have a completely black head, which is not a characteristic of the subspecies. Just look like this in this area.

Habitat:

Found on the road at night at the base of the Chiricuhua mountains.

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Desert kingsnake

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Comments (3)
AntónioGinjaGinja
Wow,beautiful ,great collours and the skin shining is awesome,congrtas and thanks for saring

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Snakes of the United States - Center for Snake Conservation
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2014

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