kingsnake
- a variation of king snake.
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For years, the Arizona mountain kingsnake was considered a single species throughout the state because individuals looked alike.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026
But researchers with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources launched an effort this summer to start better tracking and learning more about the eastern kingsnake, known as Lampropeltis getula.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 24, 2022
It’s a black and white snake that’s common to see in Virginia but often overlooked because it’s not what snake experts consider “venomous sexy” — the eastern kingsnake.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 24, 2022
Named Tom and Jerry, the 17-year-old California kingsnake appeared as one of the star attractions at the Reptile Expo in Villeneuve, Switzerland.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 6, 2019
One family of completely harmless snakes, the kingsnake, has also evolved serum that neutralizes rattlesnake venom and uses that ability to greater advantage than ground squirrels do.
From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2010
