Florida kingsnake

Florida kingsnake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Colubridae
Subfamily: Colubrinae
Tribe: Lampropeltini
Genus: Lampropeltis
Fitzinger, 1843
Species: Lampropeltis getula floridana

Lampropeltis getula floridana or the Florida kingsnake is a snake species native to southern Florida. On average, they grow between 3.5–5 ft but 6ft individuals have been recorded.

Care

Like other kingsnakes, this species is relatively easy to care for. They should be housed in a 20-40 gallon aquarium with aspen shavings for them to burrow in. Pine shavings are toxic to reptiles. The temperature should be around 84-90 degrees during the day and Nighttime temperatures should range between 68-75 degrees. Like other snakes, they should feed on pinkie or fuzzie mice as babies, then gradually increase in size until the snake reaches adulthood, which by then they should be eating large mice.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.reptipro.com/care-sheets/snakes/84-florida-king-snake-l-getula-floridana-care-sheet.html

https://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology/fl-snakes/list/lampropeltis-getula-floridana/

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