#california kingsnake

[fellowshipofthenoodles]

pink punk lady 💖

#Taro #the noodles #reptiblr #snake #california kingsnake

[thesassysneks]

This got a bit of attention over on the clock app!

#snakes #the sassy snakes #california kingsnake #crowley #good omens #aziraphale #aziraphale x crowley

[squishyfauna]

Doodle of our snake Taro, plus a little space isopod because why not

I have 15% off Etsy and need to start looking for a secondhand tablet since mine is breaking, any help appreciated!

#snake #reptiblr #california kingsnake #Lampropeltis californiae #artists on tumblr #squishyfauna #digital art

[snototter]

A California kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae) in Utah, USA

by Cameron Rognan

#california kingsnake #kingsnakes #snakes #reptiles #lampropeltis californiae #lampropeltis #colubridae #serpentes #squamata #reptilia #chordata #wildlife: utah #wildlife: usa #wildlife: north america

[indoraptorgirlwind]

I am your nemesssisss SSSpider-man!

#Lol #The spot #johnathan ohnn #jonathon ohnn #california kingsnake #Snake #Tw snakes #Atsv #across the spiderverse #spiderman across the spiderverse

[killjo-q]

chillin’ in her cave after a big meal

Her little face is so cute 🥹

#not art #snakes #california kingsnake #kingsnake #she is bit chonky tho cuz i may have overfed her a bit but i am working on it! #i hve nothing to post hi #been anxious and on edge all month #this is the only thing that brings joy atm #and maybe silly cats but yyeaah

[vintagewildlife]

Western king snake By: Edward R. Degginger From: Wildlife of the Deserts 1980

#california kingsnake #colubrid #snake #reptile #1980 #1980s #Edward R. Degginger #Wildlife of the Deserts (1980)

[dougdimmadodo]

California Kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae)

Family: Colubrid Family (Colubridae)

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

Native to the southwestern USA and northwestern Mexico, the California Kingsnake gets its "kingly" name from its unusual diet; members of this species are ophiophagus, meaning that, while they do feed on rodents, frogs and small birds, their diet is made up primarily of other snakes, including numerous venomous species such as rattlesnakes (the venom of which, through means that are not well understood, California Kingsnakes exhibit extreme resistance to.) Although they exhibit an impressive resistance to snake venom members of this species are not venomous themselves (although the striking red-and-yellow bands that run down the bodies of most individuals may be a form of mimicry that allows them to pass for a highly venomous coral snake to deter predators, though this mimicry is notably less convincing than that seen in many related Lampropeltis species such as the Milk Snake,) and instead subdue their prey through constriction, exerting considerably more force than most similarly-sized snakes in what is believed to be an adaptation that aids them in hunting reptiles (constrictor snakes kill their prey by starving the brain and other vital organs of oxygen, but as reptiles use less oxygen than mammals and birds due to their lower metabolic rates exerting greater force is necessary to do so effectively.) Able to survive in a wide range of habitats owing to their ability to enter a dormant state when faced with adverse conditions, California Kingsnakes brumate beneath rocks, logs or within abandoned burrows during the winter and breed shortly after emerging in the late spring, with females laying clutches of 10-20 leathery white eggs among leaf litter or beneath rotting wood throughout the summer.

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Image Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/146199-Lampropeltis-californiae

#California Kingsnake #snake #snakes #kingsnake #kingsnakes #colubridae #colubrids #zoology #biology #herpetology #animal #animals #wildlife #north american wildlife #reptile #reptiles #herpetofauna #north american snakes

[company-and-co]

He’s back out y’all! Look at my lil guy

#cw snakes #Norbert #california kingsnake #snakes #he’s been more active this month :D #picture is a little blurry because he was moving around

[mossiestpiglet]

[ID: a mostly white California kingsnake curled up on some wood, looking at the viewer. End ID]

Cosmo was quite displeased to be woken up from his basking nap, but I finally got the false widow out of his enclosure so it was a necessary tradeoff.

#moss’s animals #california kingsnake #pet snake #snakeblr #ecdysing #snake photo #snakes #lampropeltis californiae

[lemonade-please]

@midnights-dragon

#king snake #snakes #snake #reptiles #reptiblr #reptile #california kingsnake

[fellowshipofthenoodles]

what’s up Tolkien you egg eating slut

#Tolkien #the noodles #reptiblr #snake #petblr #california kingsnake #it’s breeding season and my man is WANTING IT

[thesassysneks]

Crowley update! She’s looking pretty gravid!

#snakes #the sassy snakes #california kingsnake #crowley #good omens #aziraphale x crowley

[amazingpetenclosures]

Cali king snake enclosure by James Burgess

#california kingsnake #king snakes #herps #snakes

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

If you live in North America, you may have heard the phrase: ‘Red touches black, you’re alright Jack’. This saying is in reference to the kingsnakes, which bear a striking resemblance to the more deadly coral snake. Although kingsnakes are harmless to humans, that phrase doesn’t apply to rattlesnakes! Kingsnakes are immune to rattlesnake venom, and has been known to hunt and eat them.

(Image: A California kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula californiae) consuming a diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) by Dan Weisz)

If you like what I do, consider buying me a ko-fi!

#california kingsnake #diamondback rattlesnake #kingsnakes #squamata #Colubridae #serpentes #snakes #reptiles #uncharismatic facts #tw animal death

[6-million-bees]

My mom keeps on talking about how I don't know love until I have a child.

Well guess what! I have a baby

My baby:

She's so fucking cute

#snake #tw snakes #i fucking love snakes #california kingsnake #my baby #non-dangerous danger noodle #danger noodle #itty bitty #adorable shoelace #long puppy #pea brain