King snakes
King snakes and milk snakes are the most beautiful snakes in the world, and they are very fluent and easy to raise. Well-sized and often tame, these snakes are attractive to both strangers and experienced reptile keepers. King snakes and milk snakes are called Lampropeltis in taxonomy. Lampro comes from the Greek word "glory", and peltis comes from the Greek word "scale". This name accurately describes the characteristics of this type of snake: shiny, smooth and scaly. Lampropeltis getula (king snake), L. triangulum (milk snake) and six other species (including 45 subspecies) can be found in almost most of the United States: in southern Ontario and Quebec, north through Central From the Americas to parts of South America, king snakes can be found in arid Gobi deserts, swamps, farmland, grasslands, pine forests and deciduous forests. They can be found in the 8,500-foot-high Rocky Mountains and the 10,000-foot-high Andes Mountains, as well as along rivers. King snakes can also be found. These stranglers kill a wide variety of prey in the wild, including other snakes, amphibians, lizards, rodents, birds and even rattlesnakes.
There is an interesting thing about certain king snakes and milk snakes - they tragically mimic the venomous coral snakes very effectively. Most people can't tell them apart, and many people think that all snakes are poisonous. Wild king snakes and milk snakes are often shoveled to death without the respect they deserve - they play a huge role in controlling rodent populations. Lampropeltis and coral snakes can be easily distinguished by the color of their rings: both species have yellow, red and black rings. The rings of king snakes and milk snakes are black and red adjacent; the rings of coral snakes are yellow and red. This sequence can be easily remembered with a simple jingle: "Red crosses yellow, murderer". Another jingle is: "If it's yellow and red, you'll definitely die." However, this is a bit exaggerated, because most people bitten by coral snakes only have severe symptoms and recover without any sequelae. Because Lampropeltis is easy to grow artificially, there is no need to purchase artificial individuals. California and Arizona have very strict laws regarding the collection of wild snakes and the sale of rare snakes in pet stores. Artificially bred species vary in color and patternVarious variations, with unusual whitening, vertical stripes and spots. The most attractive ones are the talented California king snakes and Sonoran king snakes, which have distinctive ring patterns or pure black or dazzling yellow.
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